Good! My thoughts that lead a conclusion why this not *Calophyllum *are* *that the venation in *Calophyllum *are always numerous and very tightly arranged and are generally not much visible in photographs. We can feel the veins by touching the leaf.
Second thing, bark of Calophyllum is always fissured (A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft) whereas, here the bark looks smooth. When you cut the bark it would be very fibrous, thick and there are coloured or colourless gummy exudates. This is not clear from picture I a giving one more clue to check if you happen to see the plant again Please visit the following link for pictures http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/caloapet/caloapet_11.jpg http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/caloapet/caloapet_03.jpg Regards, Giby On 28 September 2011 12:47, Bhatt Sweta <bhattsw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can we just list out the characters, which are for and against it being > Calophyllum?!! > > We can take this discussion positively and reach to the correct > identification. > > Regards, > Shweta > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Somehow it doesn't look like any species of *Calophyllum *to me. >> >> Not sure of the id. >> * >> * >> Regards >> Giby >> * * >> >> On 27 September 2011 16:00, Bhatt Sweta <bhattsw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Location - Mumbai >>> Is it Calophyllum ? >>> >>> Kindly validate! >>> >>> Regards, >>> Shweta >>> >>> -- >>> *Bhatt Shweta* >>> *Doctoral Research Student,* >>> M.S.U. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > *Bhatt Shweta* > *Doctoral Research Student,* > M.S.U. > > -- 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
