Pls id this Coorg forest tree flowering in February.
Thanks and regardsA..Sinha
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
“Some Elaeocarpus species. Rudraksha tree.” from Phadke ji.
Could someone please enlighten me on how to distinguish this as E.oblongus ?
The leaves and mature red leaves seem to be common to all species.
The bark is grey , mottled with black patches ( peeling bark??), while
serraatus and sphericus are reported to have brownish barks.
Thanks,
A. Sinha
Some history of this Tree:
This tree stands outside the Nalknad palace/Hunting lodge, the last
refuge of the last Kodava ( Coorgi) king who ousted Tipu from Coorg, but
was finally vanquished by the British. It was then the thickest forest
, and this tree was perhaps a sapling.
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