I too support Mahadeswara ji. The flower looks like a Celastraceae species. Please check species of *Cassine*
Regards, Giby On 20 February 2012 14:12, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Yerba mate is a widely-cultivated, medium-sized evergreen tree that can > grow to 20 m high in the wild. Commonly, when cultivated, it is pruned into > a shrubby, 4-8 m tall tree to make harvesting easier. Yerba mate is in the > holly family, and bears holly-like leaves that are quite stiff and > leathery. In the wild it grows near streams, and thrives at 1,500-2,000 > feet above sea level. It has graceful, full-leafed branches, and white > flowers that produce small red, black, or yellow berries. It is yerba > mate's tough, leathery leaves that are used medicinally and as a natural, > refreshing tea beverage throughout South America. Yerba mate is indigenous > to Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay; however, it is now cultivated > in many tropical countries to supply a world demand for its leaves. > > Raman > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
