Turraea villosa

Turraea pubescens Hellen., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 9: 308 1788. (syn: Turraea billardieri Juss.; Turraea brownii C. DC.; Turraea concinna Benn.; Turraea indica C. DC.; Turraea membranacea Merr.; Turraea pubescens Benth. (ambiguous synonym); Turraea villosa Benn.; Turraea virens Hellen.; Turraea virens var. billardieri DC.);    

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Small honeysuckle tree, Wild honeysuckle • Marathi: कापुर भेंडी Kapur bhendi; 

Images by Swagat (id by Satish Phadke) & Satish Phadke (Validation by Dinesh Valke) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)
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300309RN-Sudhagad for ID : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)
clicked it on Sudhagad near Pali (Dist raigad) on Mar 28th.
it was a leaf-less plant. 

I think this one is “Turraea villosa” from Meliaceae family.

I too strongly feel so !!
… wild honeysuckle, kapur bhendi (Marathi: कापुर भेंडी).

Thanks, …
Syn. Turraea obtusifolia.
 

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turraea villosa: 5 images.
turraea villosa or kapurbhendi as it is called locally alibaug, my place, yesterday
many thanks to pravin kawale for the identifying it
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Sharing few photographs of Turraea villosa from Alibag region.
Family: Meliaceae

Oh. Such a large shrub. I have never seen this so large.

 

Nice photographs ! These are mine taken at Khandala over the weekend.

7 images.
Close up of the same.
2 images.

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