... which fruits ?

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 19, 2009, 1:48:24 PM6/19/09

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Hello friends,

An armed shrub with beautiful fruits, minute flowers. ID please.

Place: Lion's Point, Lonavala

Date: 18 JUN 09

Regards.

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Usha Desai

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Jun 19, 2009, 3:35:14 PM6/19/09

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Dineshji

it could be Maytenus rothiana[Gymnosporia rothiana] Family Celastraceae

cheers Usha

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 19, 2009, 11:13:42 PM6/19/09

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Many thanks Usha ji.

I am eager to know about the relatively longer stalked and larger flowers that I see at Flowers of India ( http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Roth's%20Spike%20Thorn.html )

Am I mistaking the small stuctures in one of my above photos to be very tiny flowers ?

Regards.

shubhada nikharge

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Jun 20, 2009, 1:57:56 AM6/20/09

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Dineshji and Ushaji,
i had taken pics of M. rothiana in my matheran trip in March 2008. here is the link for them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhada_nikharge/3586718578/in/set-72157619022519117/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhada_nikharge/3586708638/in/set-72157619022519117/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhada_nikharge/3586721514/in/set-72157619022519117/

Very sorry for the poor quality of pics.
Dineshji, the flowers look similar to those on 'flowers of India' link that u had sent.

cheers,
shubhada

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Parjanya guru

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Jun 20, 2009, 2:09:13 AM6/20/09

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I too agree with Ushajee...
Its Gymnosporia rothiana, Commonly known as "ispeet ele"in kannada because of its diamond shaped leaves. Its pretty common in Western ghat part of Uttara Kannada and Medicinal too...

Usha Desai

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Jun 20, 2009, 2:33:33 AM6/20/09

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Dineshji,the small structurs look like either tiny fruits or tiny flower buds

may be Dr.Neil can give his comment....I have seen this with him at Bhimashankar

Usha

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 20, 2009, 5:22:28 AM6/20/09

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... so many validators !!! then it got to be G. rothiana / M. rothiana

Many thanks to you, Usha ji .... and many thanks to Shubhada ji and Parjanya ji.

Neil Soares

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Jun 20, 2009, 6:47:35 AM6/20/09

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Hi Dinesh,

The minute structures in question could be Cauline [Adventitious] buds.

Regards,

Neil.

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Dinesh Valke

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Jun 20, 2009, 8:17:38 AM6/20/09

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OK Neil ji, thank you very much.

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