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Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 30, 2011, 5:54:48 AM9/30/11
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From Mumbai
Attached with Fruits
Pictures taken on September 2011

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Shweta.

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Satish Phadke

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Sep 30, 2011, 5:58:13 AM9/30/11
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Some Mangrove plant; Sonneratia? Just a guess. Will wait for other comments
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Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:00:58 AM9/30/11
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No not a Mangrove at all..100% sure of it. Taken from a forest area of SGNP.

Giby Kuriakose

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:04:05 AM9/30/11
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Most probably Lagerstroemia speciosa of Lythraceae family.


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Giby

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Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:06:03 AM9/30/11
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Thanks for the clue Gibyji!!!

Satish Phadke

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:06:05 AM9/30/11
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What is the size of the fruits?
Persistent calyx is nicely observed.... Leaves do look like Lagerstroemia....

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Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:09:13 AM9/30/11
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the fruit was about >1.5 - 2 cm.

Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:17:03 AM9/30/11
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any further confirmation Satishji?!!!

Dinesh Valke

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:33:59 AM9/30/11
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... Lagerstroemia speciosa ... the State Flower of Maharashtra.

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Dinesh

Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:36:20 AM9/30/11
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Yes, 
Named after Magnus Lagerstroem, friend of Linnaeus.

Thanks for validation!!

Pinki

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:38:34 AM9/30/11
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Lagerstroemia speciosa for sure Sweta Ji

Alok

On Sep 30, 2:54 am, Bhatt Sweta <bhattsw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From Mumbai
> Attached with Fruits
> Pictures taken on September 2011
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> *Doctoral Research Student,*
> M.S.U.
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Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 30, 2011, 6:42:11 AM9/30/11
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Thanks to all for validation!!!
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