Thank you Dr Goraya for the confirmation and the additional information. I will ask around if locals in our area know about it. I also look forward to eating the fruit next time.
Regards, Ashwini > On 29 Aug 2016, at 06:33, gurinder goraya <gurind...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Dears, > > Seems to be Segeretia filiformis. > > Fruits of this straggling shrub turn red and then deep purplish on ripening > and are edible - slightly sourish but tasty. Local people in Himachal call > these 'khat-mithu'. > > Regards, > > Dr. G S Goraya, IFS > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest P.O., Dehradun - 248006. > (Uttarakhand, India) > Tel. (+91-941-802-5036) > > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:250344] A climber ABJAN01/13 > From: ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com > Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 19:57:13 +0530 > CC: drdsrawat.alpin...@gmail.com; indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > To: gibybotan...@gmail.com > > Thank you Giby ji. > > Regards, > Ashwini > > On 28 Aug 2016, at 11:23, Giby Kuriakose <gibybotan...@gmail.com > <mailto:gibybotan...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I too think that this could be Sageretia filiformis > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=67206&flora_id=5 > <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=67206&flora_id=5> > > Regards > Giby > > On 27 August 2016 at 17:10, D.S Rawat <drdsrawat.alpin...@gmail.com > <mailto:drdsrawat.alpin...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Please check for Sageretia oppositifolia (Rhamnaceae) now known as S. > filiformis. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > On Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 7:57:32 PM UTC+5:30, ashwini wrote: > I have seen only one instance of this climber with a stout stem (that allows > it to standalone for some height without support) and strong spikes. The stem > is smooth and bark-less like that of a guava tree. I am not sure that the > evidence I have gathered is enough for an ID but it was worth a try. I will > watch the climber of fruit/flowers for more clues. > > Please advise. > > > Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP > 1800m > 11 January, 2016 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > <mailto:indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix > <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > <mailto:indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix > <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
