Hello, I doubt if the tree in picture is Streblus asper as the Streblus that i have seen growing around Mumbai are quite dull green and very rough in appearance. I might, however be wrong
On Aug 12, 5:06 pm, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have since my above writing googled the possible use of leaves in > polishing... > I forget which url was it, but somewhere it says its used in polishing > wood and IVORY... > LO, Ivory??? > Usha di > ========= > > On Aug 12, 12:54 pm, Pudji Widodo <pudjiuns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear Dr Balkar Singh, > > > In Indonesia there are a lot of Streblus asper but I have never seen > > the flowers and fruits. The leaves are not rough enough to polish the > > hard wood, for soft wood like Hibiscus tiliaceus is enough. I think > > the strongest for polishing wood is Ficus ampelas. Thank you for > > uploading the pictures. > > > Regards, > > Pudji Widodo > > Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman > > PURWOKERTO 53122 INDONESIA
