FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 11:38 AM IST

[Dinesh Valke]

FOR ID :: Dicots The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 11:38 AM IST Kodamulal, about 1807 m asl

Regards. Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Some Ficus Species.

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks, Gurcharan ji.

I may be mistaken, but the posted plant does not show any conical terminal stipule. The leaves are oppositely arranged, and a yellowish cream coloured structure, seemingly a flower, is seen in the first photo, almost near the centre. In the first 3 photos, we see some bud-like structures though they appear strangely lobed. I hope these structures are not some kind of stem galls.

Regards.

Dinesh

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Some Ficus Species.- from Singh ji

Many thanks, Gurcharan ji. I may be mistaken, but the posted plant does not show any conical terminal stipule. The leaves are oppositely arranged, and a yellowish cream coloured structure, seemingly a flower, is seen in the first photo, almost near the centre. In the first 3 photos, we see some bud-like structures though they appear strangely lobed. I hope these structures are not some kind of stem galls. Regards. Dinesh

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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji.

Radha, in iNaturalist, suggested the possibility of Garcinia.

I believe the plant could be Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) N.Robson

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Varun ji

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J.M.Garg, 
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From: Varun Sharma <>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026, 4:24 pm
Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:487921] FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 11:38 AM IST
To: JM Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Dear Sir

As per minimal morphological identification markers its difficult to ensure exact species but as per photographs might be this belongs to Clusiaceae family and should be some Garcinia species. In Garcinia such kind of flower buds appear on apical parts of branches, not sure but much closer to Garcinia morella.

Kind regards,

Varun

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji and Varun ji for pointing to possible ID.

I wish to draw your attention to the plant in my post dated Jan 30, 2026 · 4:53 PM IST - observed a day earlier, just about 200m away from the plant in this post.

The leaves are almost and quite similar. I urge you to check the possibility of Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) N.Robson

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dinesh ji.

[J.M. Garg]

Leaves look different from images at 
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/garcinia-morella/

I think leaves match with Garcinia gummi-gutta as per your other observation and leaves and flowers as per 
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152136635
https://tropical.theferns.info/image.php?id=Garcinia+gummi-gutta#plantimages/5/2/522d1f202308c94f4ad7bd6a1927254202d825b3.jpg
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cambodge%20Tree.html

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Varun ji

With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
https://efloraofindia.com/

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From: Varun Sharma <>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026, 9:39 am
Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:487921] FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 11:38 AM IST
To: JM Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Dear Sir

This should be Garcinia gummi-gutta, Dinesh sir is right about different leaves in Garcinia morella.

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks, Varun ji and Garg ji.

Regards.

Dinesh