Rubiaceae week: Canthium diccocum at Matheran

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Prashant Awale

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Feb 10, 2012, 1:45:34 PM2/10/12
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Dear Friends,

Came across this tree with shining leaves at "Sunset point, Matheran".

Bot. name: Canthium diccocum
Marathi name: Tupa

Family: Rubiaceae

Regards
Prashant 

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Balkar Singh

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Feb 10, 2012, 8:16:21 PM2/10/12
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Excellent Close Up of flowers!!
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Balkar Singh

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Feb 10, 2012, 8:17:13 PM2/10/12
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Thanks Dinesh Ji

Balkar Singh

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Feb 10, 2012, 8:18:20 PM2/10/12
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Sorry went in different Thread

mani nair

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Feb 10, 2012, 8:18:37 PM2/10/12
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Beuatiful flowers.  ARe they fragrant?
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Mani Nair

Prasad Dash

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Feb 11, 2012, 1:34:58 AM2/11/12
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Waooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Amazing close up of the flower. Prashant Sir i was waiting for this one to see from ur lens. Thanks a lot for sharing this one. 

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Dinesh Valke

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Feb 11, 2012, 1:53:02 AM2/11/12
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Another plant not yet met; many thanks for sharing Prashant.
IMG_3601.jpg - beautiful close-up.
Regards.
Dinesh

Prashant Awale

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Feb 11, 2012, 1:11:32 PM2/11/12
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Thanks Mani ji, Prasad ji, Balkar ji and Dinesh.

Regards
Prashant

Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 12, 2012, 4:16:18 AM2/12/12
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Prashant ji raining Rubiaceae
Nice photographs.


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J.M. Garg

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Aug 15, 2022, 6:27:28 AM8/15/22
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This appears to be Psydrax umbellatus (Wight) Bridson as flowers umbellate on a short very stout compressed peduncle as per IBIS Flora (Flora of British India) vis a vis cymes compressed shortly peduncled for Canthium didymum C.F.Gaertn. (syn. of Psydrax dicoccos var. dicoccos as per POWO) as per IBIS Flora (Flora of British India).  
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