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Satish Nikam

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Mar 11, 2011, 11:07:28 AM3/11/11

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Dear All,

Thanks for those lightning-fast id.s earlier .some new queries.please confirm which Carissa sp. is it?

date/time:feb11

location:mulshi,pune

habitat:wild

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 11, 2011, 11:58:32 AM3/11/11

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Yes Carissa carandas, the Karonda

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manudev madhavan

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Mar 12, 2011, 4:28:59 AM3/12/11

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Could this be

Carissa spinarum L.?

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 12, 2011, 8:17:04 AM3/12/11

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Yes Manudev ji

You may be right

leaves 4-7 cm long, veins 8 pairs, corolla tube 2-2.5 cm long, fruit 1.5-2.5 cm long, purplish

black when ripe, ellipsoid.................................................Carissa carandas

leaves 1-3.5 cm long, lateral veins 3-5 pairs, corolla tube 1-1.5 cm long, fruit

7-8 mm long, dull dark purple when ripe, globose................C. spinarum

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