A reply: "*I think it is not Eugenia. It may be Ilex species of the family Aquifoliaceae*. (I. wightiana var. peninsularis or some other species like I. denticulata or I. gardneriana I require some good photos.
Best wishes Udayan P.S. P.S.UDAYAN M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Botany, Sree Krishna College, Ariyannur P.O.,Guruvayur, Thrissur District, KERALA State, India-680 102 " On 23 December 2012 09:48, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > > Could be a *species of Eugenia* > Regards > Giby > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > Date: 10 December 2012 14:13 > Subject: [efloraofindia:140270] Nilgiris: Shola tree for identification > 101212MK01 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear all, > > Please help me to identify this stunted tree. This is found on a shore of > a stream in the high altitudes (Shola vegetation). The height of the tree > is about three metres. Could this be any Myrtaceae? > > Leaf: 10 cm long > Fruit: 0.5 cm across; red > > Date: 21 Oct 2012 > Place: Mukruthi NP, Nilgiris, TN > Alt.: 2356 m asl > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & > 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
