It appears to be Nauclea purpurea Roxb. (Nauclea elliptica Bedd.) Usually seen along the perennial stream and rivers with rocky exposure in the western Ghats (not very common). The inflorescence is blackish when very young, later changes to green (we can see in the photograph) and appears as above when bloom.
It is very distinct from Nauclea missionis Wall. (Nauclea elliptica Dalz.) a red listed plant. -Divakar Mesta On Aug 25, 12:07 am, Pinki <alok12...@gmail.com> wrote: > Neolamarckia cadamba can be the right choice as far as the leaf shape > is concerned (most visible leaves are without a cordate or heart > shaped base) but the red flowers point away from Neolamarckia. it is a > character of Adina cordifolia. > > Alok > > On Aug 24, 12:41 pm, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I too agree with Pankaj this is most probably Neolamarckia cadamba of > > Rubiaceae family. > > > Regards, > > Giby > > > -- > > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > > Royal Enclave, > > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > > Bangalore- 560064 > > India > > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > > visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
