I think it is Myristica malabarica of Myristicaceae family. Please cross check with any flora. Please cut open the fruit as see whether the seeds are red arillated and when you make a cut on the bark there would be red sap oozing out.
http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/myrimala/myrimala_en.html Regards, Giby On Jul 30, 2:21 pm, Thejaswi Shivanand <dumak...@gmail.com> wrote: > I photographed this tree in fruit at Savandurga hill, near Magadi about 60 > km west of Bangalore on 28th July. The tree was one of many in a cluster in > rocky habitat; not very large - about 4-6 m in height, with opposite, > elliptic leaves, with mature ones 6-8 cm long, and orange fruit about 1-1.5 > cm across. The skin of the fruit had a fibrous inner layer, and > transluscent, watery pulp (with the consistency of litchi pulp, also > reminded me of *Cordia*) surrounded a single stone (the pulp was slightly > sour). The leaves of some trees were infested with galls on the upper > surface. I'd be grateful for any help in identification. > > regards > > Thejaswi Shivanand > > -- > Thejaswi Shivanand > > http://www.cfl.in > > "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad > to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones > who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like > fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and > in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ahh..." > > Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" > > -- > Thejaswi Shivanand > > http://www.cfl.in > > "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad > to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones > who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like > fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and > in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ahh..." > > Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" > > ID300710TS01.JPG > 176KViewDownload
