The specimen of this (if *Eriolaena quinquelocularis)* had been collected in Mudumalai wls, TN; http://tropicos.org/Name/30401752?tab=specimens
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 3:15 PM, jui <juipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > ya! i too think this is eriolaena quinquelocularis family malvaceae > called as bothi in maharashtra. > the tribes in Nashik district regard bothi as very auspicious. they > tie twigs of bothi to their doors to keep out evil spirits! > > > On Feb 27, 8:55 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Eriolaena sp., I suppose. > > > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > Please help me to identify this tree found in Sathyamangalam RF. The > > > location was quite an evergreen patch. > > > > > Date: 26 Dec 2011 > > > Alt: c. 1000 metres > > > > > Height: c. 5 m > > > Leaves: c. 10 x 10cm > > > > > Inflorescence possibly a raceme; buds 3cm long > > > > > -- > > > Muthu Karthick, N > > > Care Earth Trust > > > #15, second main road, > > > Thillai ganga nagar, > > > Chennai - 600 061 > > > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > > >www.careearthtrust.org- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org