Dear all, The leaves appears to belong to *Trewia nudiflora* L., but the flowers and fruits not matching. Please see my earlier postings of *T.nudiflora* L. here https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/895fd8c0dfed0def/b67b0740c20e37fb?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Trewia+nudiflora#b67b0740c20e37fb
<https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/895fd8c0dfed0def/b67b0740c20e37fb?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Trewia+nudiflora#b67b0740c20e37fb>But here also Prashantji's tree is posted https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/15958fe83e0eeee2/e3e6409c7fe7fc62?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Trewia+nudiflora# The Tamil name of this tree refers to its riparian habit. Prashantji, did you taken the picture near a water body? Am I confusing? please solve these queries. On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Dear Dinesh, Tanay for the ID. > regards > Prashant > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:37 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think dinesh ji is absolutely correct this plant is indeed *Mallotus >> nudiflorus* >> ***Tanay >> * >> 2011/2/20 Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >> >> ... to me looks like *Mallotus nudiflorus* (syn. *Trewia nudiflora*) ... >>> commonly known as: false white teak, river portia • Assamese: bhelkol • >>> Bengali: pitali • Garo: arurong, bol diktak, bol khap • Hindi: पिण्डालु >>> pindalu, पिण्डार pindar • Kannada: ಕಾಡುಗುಮ್ಬಳ kaadugumbala, ಕಾಡುಕಮ್ಚೀ >>> kaadukamchi • Khasi: dieng soh lyndot • Konkani: बोंवारो bomvaro • Lushai: >>> thing-chingel • Malayalam: നീര്ക്കടമ്പ് niirkkatamp, പമ്പരക്കുമ്പിള് >>> pamparakkumpil • Manipuri: wangphop • Marathi: पेटारी petari • Nepalese: >>> gurel • Oriya: pithaliya • Sanskrit: पिण्डारः pindarah • Tamil: >>> ஆற்றுப்பூவரசு arru-p-puvaracu • Telugu: ఏరుపొణకు eruponaku • Urdu: پنڐارا >>> pindara >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Friends, >>>> >>>> Seen this tree on the way to Matheran Hill. >>>> >>>> Date/Time: 19-02-2011 / 11:50AM >>>> Habitat: Wild >>>> Plant Habit: Tree >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Prashant >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Tanay Bose* >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> Department of Botany. >> University of British Columbia . >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >> *Webpages:* >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> >> >> > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org