yes even i think Myristica malabarica, regards,
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Resurfacing again for Id > > Earlier feedback > > Giby ji................................................I think it is > Myristica malabarica of Myristicaceae family. > > Please cross check with any flora. Please cut open the fruit as see > whether the seeds are red arillated and when you make a cut on the > bark there would be red sap oozing out. > > http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/myrimala/myrimala_en.html > > > But your description about fruits, opposite leaves and the place it is > collected provoked my thoughts and made me rethink. Now I don't think > that it is Myristica. Let me check it again. > Do you have a close up of leaves and fruit by any chance? > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > ... > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Thejaswi Shivanand <dumak...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:51 PM > Subject: [efloraofindia:75429] ID no. 300711TS01 - Tree ID request > To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > > I photographed this tree in fruit at Savandurga hill, near Magadi about 60 > km west of Bangalore on 28th July. The tree was one of many in a cluster in > rocky habitat; not very large - about 4-6 m in height, with opposite, > elliptic leaves, with mature ones 6-8 cm long, and orange fruit about 1-1.5 > cm across. The skin of the fruit had a fibrous inner layer, and > transluscent, watery pulp (with the consistency of litchi pulp, also > reminded me of *Cordia*) surrounded a single stone (the pulp was slightly > sour). The leaves of some trees were infested with galls on the upper > surface. I'd be grateful for any help in identification. > > > regards > > Thejaswi Shivanand > > > -- > Thejaswi Shivanand > > http://www.cfl.in > > "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad > to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones > who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like > fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and > in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ahh..." > > Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" > > > > -- > Thejaswi Shivanand > > http://www.cfl.in > > "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad > to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones > who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like > fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and > in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ahh..." > > Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" > > > > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
