Diospyros montana tree - fruiting

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raghu ananth

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May 20, 2011, 8:53:36 AM5/20/11
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Diospyros montana tree - fruiting,  a forest variety
(Vernacular: Jagala ganti mara meaning Quarrelsome tree, Hope the ID is correct)

Bandipura forest, Karnataka
07 Jan 2011 3:47PM

An earlier discussion link on Diospyros montana 

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Raghu


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H S

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May 20, 2011, 9:24:26 AM5/20/11
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To me it doesnt look like D. montana..
reason: 1. venation on leaf margin not like of D. montana..
2. Here leaves look opp. whereas in D. montana more or less alternate..


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Gurcharan Singh

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May 20, 2011, 10:48:55 AM5/20/11
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Yes it may not be Diospyros. In addition to opposite leaves the persistent enlarged calyx of Diospyros is missing.


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Neil Soares

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May 20, 2011, 1:22:55 PM5/20/11
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Hi,
 Agree with H.S. & Prof. Singh. This is not Diospyros montana. Sending photographs of the leaves of a saplings at my farm for comparison.
 Also have serious doubts that the tree in the link provided below by Raghu is actually D.montana.
                         With regards,
                           Neil Soares.

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Diospyros montana, Govindu, Maskudal leaves 1.jpg
Diospyros montana, Govindu, Maskudal leaves 2.jpg

Vijayasankar

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May 20, 2011, 5:22:50 PM5/20/11
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Pictures posted here by Raghu ji are of Strychnos potatorum.
Tamil name: Thethaan, Thethaangkottai தேத்தான், தேத்தாங்கொட்டை
Local use: Seeds are used to treat unclear water to make it potable.
 
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Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

prasanna gogate

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May 20, 2011, 10:21:38 PM5/20/11
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i think this D.montana.

prasanna gogate
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Gurcharan Singh

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May 21, 2011, 1:41:08 AM5/21/11
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Yes Prasanna i, yours is D. montana, but not the photographs uploaded by Raghu i


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Smilax004

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Aug 26, 2011, 5:10:17 AM8/26/11
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I would stand for S. pottatorum of Loganiaceae family as Vijay
suggested.

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Giby

On May 20, 5:53 pm, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Diospyros montana tree - fruiting,  a forest variety
>
> (Vernacular: Jagala ganti mara meaning Quarrelsome tree, Hope the ID is correct)
>
> Bandipura forest, Karnataka
> 07 Jan 2011 3:47PM
>

> An earlier discussion link on Diospyros montana https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/d9...
>
> Regards
> Raghu
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