I also think this could be C. grandis. March and april flowering and now its fruiting is there in and around Anaikatti forest as well as in NBNP garden.
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > May be *Capparis grandis. > * > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> This tree is common in the Sathyamangalam RF at the altitude of c.1000m. >> The leaves are of 10 x8cm and flower 5cm across. I observed the heights of >> this species ranging from 3 - 7 m high. Please help me to identify this * >> Capparis* sp. >> >> Date: 10 May 2012 >> Place: Thimbam (Sathyamangalam RF), TN >> Alt.: c. 1000 m ASL >> Local name: Thotti maram (தொட்டி மரம்) >> >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
