Dillenia pentagyna, in Marathi its called as Karmal. leaves are used for making pattal (leaf plates). Fruits turns orange-yellow on ripen. eaten by monkeys..
mostly seen in semievergreen forest in Maharashtra or in moist deciduous regards On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... agreeing with Tanay ... it is *Dillenia pentagyna*. > Please dig into our group's database for more discussions and the common > names. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Resurfacing again for ID >> >> Earlier feedback >> >> Tanay.................................................................Dillenia >> pentagyna >> >> Usha di..............................................................Leaf >> reminds me of Dillenia...chalta, but the fruit is too small.. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Satish Nikam <satish_ni...@yahoo.com> >> Date: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 5:15 PM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:71936] identification 170611sn1 >> To: Indiantrees Pics <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Dear All, >> Thanks for all the help in identification,the best in this >> business.some more for Id.Pic taken at Mulshi,Pune April11. >> thanks >> regards >> satish nikam >> >> >> >> > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone