Dear Dineah ji I also think this plant is M. umbellatum but for clarification the flower seems to be the best option !! Tanay
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Tanay : flowers would be seen in the next season; will certainly get to > them. > > My comments: the trunk / branches lacked the tell-tale longitudinal > striated texture which is seen in *M. umbellatum* ... and the leaves too > are comparatively larger. > > > > Not yet familiar with *M.edule* ... was under the impression that *M. > edule* is a synonym of *M. umbellatum* ... FOI too states that. > With inputs from Giby, Vijayasankar ji and Satish (Pardeshi) ji, they > certainly must be separate species. > NPGS / GRIN treats these as separate species. > > Only for information ... NOT FOR CONFUSION ... attached are screenshots in > the context of *M. edule* as synonym of *M. umbellatum*: > 1) T. Cooke's Flora of the Presidency of Bombay Vol I, Part III > 2) Talbot's The Trees, Shrubs, and the Woody Climbers of the Bombay > Presidency > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:17 AM, satish pardeshi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Both M. umbellatum and M. edule have appeared in our forum, can be checked >> in the database. >> >> Regards >> Satish Pardeshi >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:16 AM, satish pardeshi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello all >>> I feeel the leaves are very much different that M. umbellatum. the leaves >>> are thinner, paler than M. umbellatum. >>> >>> Regards >>> Satish Pardeshi >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:01 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Vijayasankar Ji, >>>> As far as i know *Memecylon edule* , have pink flowers, yellow fruits >>>> turning black, and small leaves.*Memecylon umbellatum* has blue flowers >>>> .... If the flower colour is known then the ID will be very easy. >>>> Regards >>>> Tanay >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 2:15 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> *Memecylon edule*, i think. Becos the umbels are distinctly stalked. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 6:40 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear All , >>>>>> This Plant is indeed *Memecylon umbellatum* Burm.f commonly known as >>>>>> Ironwood or Anjani from the family Melastomataceae. Cup-shaped hypanthium >>>>>> and fruits drupe, globular, apex with hypanthium forming a ring >>>>>> all can be seen in the photos provided by Dinesh Ji. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Tanay >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> resurfacing again for ID confirmation: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dinesh ji....................................*Memecylon umbellatum* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Date: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:12 PM >>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:30965] DV - 28MAR10 - 0845 :: another >>>>>>> Syzygium ? >>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear friends, >>>>>>> ID please ... some *Syzygium* or near-related species ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Date/Time* : March 28, 2010 at 8.45am IST >>>>>>> *Location Place* : Yeoor Hills (Sanjay Gandhi National Park) ... * >>>>>>> Altitude* : 76 m ... *GPS* : 19°14'52.12"N, 72°55'34.29"E >>>>>>> *Habitat* : wild, on slope ... *Type* : mixed deciduous forest >>>>>>> *Plant Habit* : small tree ... *Height *: 3 - 4 m ... *Length* : - >>>>>>> not climber - >>>>>>> *Leaves Type *: simple (may be wrong), oppositely arranged, margin >>>>>>> entire, glabrous ... *Shape* : like *jamun* leaf ... *Size* : about >>>>>>> 9 - 12 cm x 4 - 5 cm >>>>>>> *Inflorescence Type* : umbel ? ... *Size* : 1 - 1.5 in >>>>>>> *Flowers Size* : may be about max 1 cm ... *Colour* : do not know >>>>>>> ... *Calyx* : do not know ... *Bracts* : do not know >>>>>>> *Fruits Type* : berry ? ... *Shape *: globose ... *Size* : 4 - 5 mm >>>>>>> ... *Seeds* : do not know >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Other Info* : >>>>>>> *Fragrance* : did not smell ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... * >>>>>>> Uses* : do not know >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Tanay Bose >>>>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>>>> 9674221362 (Mobile) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards >>>>> >>>>> R. Vijayasankar >>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research, >>>>> The University of Mississippi, >>>>> Oxford, MS-38677, USA. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tanay Bose >>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>> 9674221362 (Mobile) >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Satish Pardeshi >>> Plant Taxonomist >>> Mumbai, Pune >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Satish Pardeshi >> Plant Taxonomist >> Mumbai, Pune >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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