Thanks a lot, Tapas ji and Moumita ji. On 14 January 2018 at 16:17, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Moumita Das Das <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 3:29 PM > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:286075] Fwd: Fruits of Memecylon umbellatum > To: Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> > > > Respected Sir, > I have never seen this fruit-colour in *Memecylon > umbellatum*. In literature also M. umbellatum fruits are reported to be > yellow and finally bluish-black in colour. However, the leaves in the > images are similar to those of *M. umbellatum*. Bremer(1979) commented > that sometimes the flowers (of *M. umbellatum*) are pinkish but this > small variation does not merit recognition of a variety and he treated *M. > rubro-caeruleum* Thwaites and subsequently *M. edule* var. > *rubro-caerulea* (Thwaites) Clarke in synonymy of *M. umbellatum*. It > seems to me that in this formerly recognized variety the pink calyx may > eventually ripen into pink berries as evident from the attached > photographs. Therefore, it is wise to treat this individual as *Memecylon > umbellatum* Burm. f. > > Thanking you, > > > Yours sincerely, > > > Moumita Das Das > > > Ex-Research Scholar, > > > Botanical Survey of India > > On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 11:53 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "JM Garg" <[email protected]> >> Date: Jan 12, 2018 9:51 PM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:286075] Fwd: Fruits of Memecylon umbellatum >> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >> Cc: >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 29 June 2010 21:19:43 UTC+5:30, Prashant wrote: >>> >>> Dear Friends, >>> Came across this Tree in fruiting stage on the way to Lohagad (Lonavala >>> region). Kindly validate the ID. >>> >>> Bot name: *Memecylon umbellatum* ?? >>> Family: Melastomataceae >>> >>> Date/Time: 20-06-2010 / 08:30AM >>> Location: On the way to Lohagad, Lonavala >>> Habitat: Wild >>> Plant Habit; Tree >>> >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2800 members & 2,65,000 messages on 31.3.17) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 2,50,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
