Tree for ID

[Padmini Raghavan]

This unusual tree was seen in a park at Banglore.

Please help with the ID.

Thanks,

Padmini Raghavan.

[R. Vijayasankar]

Could it be Berrya cordifolia?!

With regards

R. Vijayasankar

[tanay bose]

Berrya cordifolia is the call from me too!! I am quite sure about the ID by Vijaya Ji.

A tentative description from Flora of China can confirm the ID

Description: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013566

Illustration: http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=93476&flora_id=2

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[rohit chakravarty]

Dear all,
           Please help with the ID of this tree photographed at Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Navi Mumbai on 11th July '10. Is it a Tiliaceae member?

Regards,
Rohit

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[Dinesh Valke]

... native of tropical America, Muntingia calabura ... commonly known as: calabura, cotton candy berry, jam tree, Jamaica cherry, Panama cherry ... naturalized in India.
Regards.

[tanay bose]

More information about the plant from the link below
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/jamaica_cherry.html

Tanay

[Padmini Raghavan]

Could you check the 4th picture. It shows the stiff arragement of the almost pleated leaves. Also, the trunk was pale.

The tree ided as Berrya cordifolia in a park at Chennai were quite different.

 Anyway, I shall look out for the flowers when next I visit Bangalore and maybe get some better shots.

The park was closed when I went with the camera, as it is open to the public only at set times.

Thanks,

Padmini Raghavan.

 

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:29 AM, R. Vijayasankar <vijay.b...@gmail.com> wrote:

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.

Earlier relevant feedback:

“Could it be Berrya cordifolia?!

With regards

R. Vijayasankar”

 

“Berrya cordifolia is the call from me too!! I am quite sure about the ID by Vijaya Ji.A tentative description from Flora of China can confirm the ID

Description: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013566
Illustration: http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=93476&flora_id=2

Tanay”

 

“Could you check the 4th picture. It shows the stiff arragement of the almost pleated leaves. Also, the trunk was pale.

The tree ided as Berrya cordifolia in a park at Chennai were quite different.
 Anyway, I shall look out for the flowers when next I visit Bangalore and maybe get some better shots.
The park was closed when I went with the camera, as it is open to the public only at set times.
Thanks,

Padmini Raghavan.”

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[Rajendra Shinde]

Yes, Its Berrya cordifolia, Tiliaceae. We have two of them at Parsi Colony Dadar and 2 on the slopes of Malabar Hill area, Mumbai.

Rajendra Shinde

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[Padmini Raghavan]

I am sorry to contradict you but I was able to get close to the tree as the park was open on my last visit to Bangalore.

A lady sitting on a bench asked me if I was a bird-watcher (seeing my camera) so I said ,No, A tree-watcher.

Then she said the tree I was taking a long shot of was a Teak tree. I asked if she was a botanist, but she replied that her husband was a forestry officer, so that was how she knew it was a different kind of teak.

 

 The close-up shows the figs draped all over the trunk and even on the mud around the trunk, connected by underground twigs.

 I have cut the fruit ( picked up from the ground)  hoping the experts will be able to identify the fig.

Thanks,

Padmini Raghavan.

[Padmini Raghavan]

I'm adding my pics of Berrya cordifolia taken at Shenoy- nagar park, Chennai.

Rgds,

Padmini Raghavan.

[Kenneth Greby]

This tree is definitely a Ficus, possibly F. auriculata.

Regards--
Ken.

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From: Padmini Raghavan <pad...@gmail.com>
To: Rajendra Shinde <rdsh...@gmail.com>
Cc: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>; efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sat, September 4, 2010 10:46:22 AM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:46511] Tree for ID

[Vijayasankar]

Thanks Padmini ji, for the follow-up and producing pics of figs. I agree with Ken's id.

With regards

Vijayasankar

[Padmini Raghavan]

Thank-you , Rajendra Shinde, Kenneth and Vijayasankar.

Is the fruit edible? I was tempted to try it !

 Rgds,

Padmini Raghavan.

[ulachungpa]

We have a similar looking tree, a Ficus roxburghii in Sikkim which is
grown as a popular fodder tree.
Perhaps you could check it out.
Regards,
Usha

On Sep 1, 4:13 pm, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.
>
> Earlier relevant feedback:
>

> “*Could it be Berrya cordifolia?!*
>
> With regards
>
> R. Vijayasankar”
>
> “*Berrya cordifolia is the call from me too!! *I am quite sure about the ID

> by Vijaya Ji.A tentative description from Flora of China can confirm the ID
> Description:http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013566
> Illustration:http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=93476&flora_id=2
>
> Tanay”
>
> “Could you check the 4th picture. It shows the stiff arragement of the
> almost pleated leaves. Also, the trunk was pale.

> *The tree ided as Berrya cordifolia in a park at Chennai were quite
> different.
> * Anyway, I shall look out for the flowers when next I visit Bangalore and

> maybe get some better shots.
> The park was closed when I went with the camera, as it is open to the public
> only at set times.
> Thanks,
> Padmini Raghavan.”
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com>
> Date: 12 July 2010 01:00
> Subject: [efloraofindia:40903] Tree for ID
> To: indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>
>
> This unusual tree was seen in a park at Banglore.
> Please help with the ID.
> Thanks,
> Padmini Raghavan.
>
> --
> With regards,

> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1

> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
> Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants
> etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg
> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix
>
>
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[Navendu]

I think F.roxburgii and F. auriculata are the synonyms for the same
species

navendu

[Rashida Atthar]

Padmini ji,

Your tree pictures  match well with ' Wealth of India '  pictures and description for F. auriculata Lour. and as Navendu ji has mentioned it's  syn. is F. roxburghii Wall.; F. macrophyla Roxb. It is mentioned in the volume that the fruits are edible but are "somewhat insipid" whatever that means!  Further it is stated that they are made into curries or jam.  

regards,

Rashida.