Hallo all
please identify this tree.
clicked on 13 June, 2011, 3:15 pm
Size-small
habitat- at a park in sector 36 , Chandigarh
leaves- thick leathery and large, SOMEWHAT similar to that of Manilkara hexandra but much larger with a small petiole and notched base, fresh leaves soft, rust colured as shown
flowers white, very small in a dense inflorescence, fragrant, bifid stigma protruding out. petals-- we-cant-recurve-more-than-that type.
fruits- sweet, green turning to reddish and then deep blue or purple when fully ripe.
bark- as shown, light grey coloured
Alok