Fwd: [efloraofindia:486468] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:43 PM IST

[J.M. Garg]

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Subject: [efloraofindia:486468] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:43 PM IST
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FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:43 PM IST Kodapamund, about 2444 m asl

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[J.M. Garg]

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Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 11:32
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:486468] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:43 PM IST
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I guess the ID is correct.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:43 PM IST Kodapamund, about 2444 m asl

Regards. Dinesh

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[J.M. Garg]

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Thank you very very much Saroj ji.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

I think it may be 
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/meliosma-simplicifolia-subsp-pungens/ as per images herein.

Pl. check the keys at 
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=8805&cat=7

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you Garg ji.

I checked for any visual difference in subsp. pungens from its parent species on the internet. 

It says:  flowers in the subsp. pungens are "tightly packed" in clusters at the branch tips.

I have uploaded one cropped photo in flickr and iNaturalist. Uploading it here too.

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Regards.

Dinesh