531 ID wild tree

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Please ID wild tree, with kind regards, Sam.

Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 03FEB2024, 02.50pm

Habitat: wild moisture rocky streamside evergreen misty sloppy canopied alpine 

Plant habit: tree, erect branches, branchlets, hard woody cylindrical stem 60 inches base circumference, rough brownish flaky bark

Height: 20 meters

Leaves: alternate elongate acute simple glossy wavy, size upto: 17×8cm

Flower: axillary spike inflorescence, diameter:13mm, greenish white, good fragrance

Fruit: 

Seed: 

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

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[vip...@gmail.com]

Just wondering, could this be Hydnocarpus macrocarpus (Bedd.) Warb. (Achariaceae)? The species name is spelt as macrocarpa in some sources.

Best wishes, Viplav

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Yes, it is Hydnocarpus macrocarpus dear Viplav ji, some of the fruits having the size of Couroupita guianensis fruit Cannonball. Sharing fruit image. Thank you very much for ID my tree, with kind regards, Sam.

[vip...@gmail.com]

Does this fruit belong to the same individual tree bearing the flowers in your first set of images? It would have to be last year's fruit.

This is an important find of an uncommon species that has been assessed as Vulnerable to Endangered. Your description of the "streamside" habitat fits quite well.

Best wishes, Viplav

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Viplav ji,

Thank you very much for your message. The fruit image is of an another individual and the same isn't posted earlier of doubting. 

Good population here, some with only fruits, some started to blooming but haven't matured or immature fruits, some yet haven't flowers neither fruits. 

Here it is wet biome and growing not only in streamside, but seems everywhere.  Rarely, some small trees also flowering, but number of flowers are very low.  

There was a strange flower smelling in surroundings of the tree and fallen flower collected as specimen. 

With kind regards,

Sam Kuzhalanattu.

[vip...@gmail.com]

Thanks Sam ji. Your first set of close-ups is of the male flower with what appears to be a short, aborted pistil. Do look out for the female / bisexual flower with the lobed stigmas.

Best wishes, Viplav

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Offcourse dear Viplav ji,

With regards, Sam.