Thank you,Vijayasankar ji & Usha di for this feedback.I'm trying to get back to the place we stayed in to forward this to our guide so he could help out.Keeping fingers crossed !
Ranjini Kamath On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 5:54 AM, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good thinking, Vijay > > a most plausible explanation. > > usha di > > > On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:48 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> To me it looks like an infected, dried inflorescence of a Rubiaceae >> member (Ixora type?; note the typical stipules and leaf-scars). >> The fine whitish structures could be of dehisced anthers. The petals / >> corolla lobes might have been dried and shrunk. >> >> This is just an assumption and I may very well be wrong. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Ushadi Micromini < >> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> intriguing? >>> may be >>> >>> but in the tropics especially, one has to consider what has parasitized >>> the fruit as a part of natural life cycle or if a beetle or some such >>> insect on the ground got underneath it and was brown or mottled that could >>> not be seen very quickly or at all.... then the movement of the insect >>> inside or unde4rneath would give it a movement of sorts... >>> just a thought. >>> >>> >>> lets hope some one tells us... >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> See the 3rd pic for the magnified details.Quite thrilling !! :)) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Usha di, About buying a book on local flora & fauna,I'll definitely >>>>> keep in mind.Yes,it would be so useful.About this particular fruit >>>>> particularly - because I found the centre moving up & down - 'pulsating' >>>>> would be a bit much but that term comes closest to what I saw.It must have >>>>> been a fresh fall.Intriguing,isn't it? You can now understand why I am so >>>>> eager to know it's identity. >>>>> Ranjini >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your reply,Usha :)I do hope it gets id'd :) It's so >>>>>> fascinating!! >>>>>> Ranjini >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:17 PM, Ushadi Micromini < >>>>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ranjini: >>>>>>> Seems this has stumped us all >>>>>>> >>>>>>> did you buy any books about flora and fauna of the places you >>>>>>> visit... >>>>>>> I find that helps often >>>>>>> >>>>>>> anyway I am still hopeful that someone will know... >>>>>>> pankaj is unusually quiet these days, I was hoping at least he would >>>>>>> have some ideas. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> usha di >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Ranjini Kamath < >>>>>>> ranjin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sending once again for ID >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>>> From: Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 5:20 PM >>>>>>>> Subject: Malaysia - Strange Fruit for ID - 240814 - RK >>>>>>>> To: Pudji Widodo <pudjiuns...@gmail.com>, indiatreepix < >>>>>>>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Fraser's Hill - 18/07/2014.I was intrigued by this fruit & would >>>>>>>> love to know the ID :) Noticed the beautiful details only when zooming >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> on the camera monitor! The central portion is inky black & glutinous in >>>>>>>> quality. >>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>> Ranjini Kamath >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Usha di >>>>>>> =========== >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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