A reply: "It *may not be Elaeagnus conferta*. Coul be Elaeagnus indica.For E.c. leaves are longer (fruits are edible, size vary from 1.5-2 cm long, taste like tamarind)
http://nbranaikatti.blogspot.com/search?q=+Elaeagnus+ -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004" On 24 August 2011 13:25, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID > Earlier feedback > Vijayasankar ji......................................... It may be *Elaeagnus > indica*, if the leaves are silvery-white beneath. > Sheetal ji..................................................Fruits of it > are very tasty. > H S ji......................................................... It look > like* Elaeagnus conferta* Roxb. [Syn. E. latifolia auct. (non Linn.)]. > > A large, branched, usually scandent shrub, often running over trees. Leaves > variable, broadly elliptiv or elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse or > acuminate apex, upper surface pale green, clothed with small whitish seals. > lower surface silvery white. Flowers usually many in cluster. Perianth > covered with silvery scales. fruit nearly 2 cm long. edible. Villagers make > pickle of the fruits... > can be seen in Mahableshwar, Matheran, Khandala, Nasik, Ahmednagar etc > in Maharashtra.. > HS ji ...................................................... It is > Elaeagnus conferta Roxb. > Vijayasankar ji ........................................ *HS ji may be > right*. But my id was based on this ref (screen shot attached). *Would > love to know the differences. > * > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: prasanna gogate <gogat...@gmail.com> > Date: 27 March 2011 21:27 > Subject: [efloraofindia:65812] PLEASE ID THE CLIMBER > To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, > avinash.ad...@gmail.com > > > > DEAR SIR > IT IS CLIMBER WITH WHITE FRUIT. IT IS ON HIGHER ELEVATION. PLEASE HELP IN > ID. > > > THANK YOU > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1680 members & > 75,000 messages on 31/7/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 5000 species) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1680 members & 75,000 messages on 31/7/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 5000 species)
