This should be Trewia nudiflora rightly known as Petari. Regards, Shrikant
On Nov 8, 4:12 pm, jui <juipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > this particular one was not thorny > and do rubiaceae members have chordate leaves? i do not know. > could this one by one of the malvaceae trees or larger shrubs? > > On Nov 8, 4:08 pm, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Another plant which came to my mind is *Ceriscoides turgida* also has > > similar name Fetara or Petara > > I don't remember about its leaves but > > --It has yellow bark; peeling. > > -- it is thorny. > > -- Rubiaceae.Opposite leaves. > > -- Fruits Not sure if edible They look like Kavath. > > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:35 PM, jui <juipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Tree (15-20 feet the one i saw) > > > bark peeling into Yellow white bark > > > > Leaves opposite > > > ovate with acuminate apex > > > chordate base > > > 10-17 cm long > > > crenate margin > > > petiole is long 15 cm not reddish more green brown > > > the leaf scar was seen on the bark when leaf was shed > > > > the stem was fibrous as in the (tiliaceae, malvaceae, sterculiaceae > > > etc) group > > > > local people call it petari and said that the fruits were edible > > > > many of the malvaceae members are locally called petari...but i doubt > > > if they have opposite leaves. > > > > I would appreciate even family identification as i have not been able > > > to observe the flowering > > > > I tried to upload the photos but there seems to be some problem so i > > > am fwding the link on flicker pls follow the same for the set of fotos > > > of the plant > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/69588091@N06/6325576954/ > > > > Regards > > > > Jui > > > -- > > Dr Satish Phadke- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
