Oh, Radha ji, are these not different species?
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 2:57 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: radha veach <radhave...@gmail.com> > Date: 7 April 2013 22:15 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:149071] memecylon umbellatum > To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> > > > After years of looking at this species I have come to the conclusion > that M umbellatum and M edule are synonymous. The plant has some local > and seasonal variations. Fruit colour depends largely on the season of > ripening, and length of stalks varies from tree to tree even in a > localised area. > > regards > Radha > > On 07/04/2013, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > > > this is an email from Dr Santhosh Kumar > > *I think it is Memecylon edule not M. umbellatum* > > Santhosh > > ---------------------------- > > some information that I could glean from the net > > > http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79441 > : > > memecylon > > and from indiantreepix > > There are two ways to confirm the id: > > 1. If the inflorescence is more or less sessile (stalkless) and the > fruits > > are ripening blue (pl check Mathew, 1983), then it is Memecylong > > umbellatum. *In M. edule the umbels are long stalked and the fruits are > > yellowish.* > > 2. When you taste the leaves of M. umbellatum they will be sweet first > then > > slightly sour. This is due to the presence of good amount of starch in > the > > leaves. And Dr. Mali observed that the hornbills feed on the leaves > > (especially the midrib portion) as they are energetic. The leaves of M. > > umbellatum are offered as 'prasadam' (like tulsi in temples) to the > > devotees by a saint (Shri Narayana Guru) who lives on the holy hill of > > Tiruvannamalai. The local names Kaya, Kayambu, Kayampoo are denoting Lord > > Krishna due to the color of flowers. > > -- > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > > > I was believing that a large poulation what we see in Mahabaleshwar at > many > > places is *Memecylon umbellatum*. Need to check carefully. > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: mohina macker <mohinamac...@gmail.com> > > Date: 10 March 2013 12:47 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:149071] memecylon umbellatum > > To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > > > > > memecylon umbellatum, mahabaleshwar > > first week of march, 2013 > > just starting to flower > > regards > > mohina macker > > > > -- > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "efloraofindia" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* > & > > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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