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Elaeocarpus serratus L., Sp. Pl. 515 1753. (syn: Elaeocarpus adenophyllus Wall.; Elaeocarpus angustifolius Wight; Elaeocarpus cuneatus Wight; Elaeocarpus malabaricus Oken; Elaeocarpus oblongus Gaertn. ex Sm.; Elaeocarpus perim-kara DC. ; Elaeocarpus perincara F. Hamilton ; Elaeocarpus serratus Heyne ; Elaeocarpus sylvestris Blanco; Misipus serratus (L.) Rafin.; Monocera serrata (L.) Turcz.) as per Catalogue of Life; Tamil: Karai, Karamaram, Olan karai, Ulang karei, Habit- Trees up to 18 m tall.
Trunk & Bark- Bark brownish, smooth; blaze orange red.
Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets terete, glabrous, with scars of fallen leaves.
Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends; stipules small, lanceolate, caducous; petiole 1.2-4 cm long, swollen at both ends, planoconvex, glabrous, with subulate appendage at the junction of lamina; lamina 5.5-12.5 x 2.5-5 cm, elliptic, apex acuminate with blunt tip, base acute, margin serrate, chartaceous, glabrous, red when senescent; midrib slightly raised above; secondary nerves 5-9 pairs, branched with glabrous domatia at axils beneath; tertiary nerves reticulo-percurrent; higher order reticulation slender, minute.
Inflorescence / Flower- Inflorescence racemes; flower petals white, laciniate, anthers ciliate.
Fruit and Seed- Drupe, oblong or ovoid to 2.5 cm long; seeds 3-4.
Subcanopy tree in evergreen to semi-evergreen forests up to 1600 m.
Indomalaysia; in the Western Ghats- South and Central Sahyadris.
The fruits are high in starch and sugar and have low amounts of protein and iron.[citation needed] It may help treat diarrhoea due to its constipating effect.[3][unreliable medical source?].
In Sri Lanka pickled Ceylon Olives are eaten as popular street food.
(From Wikipedia on 20.7.13)
ELAEOCARPUS SERRATUS: Elaeocarpus serratus is known as Jalpai in Bangla. The drupes of the tree are edible. These are pickled or eaten in curries. In our childhood we knew this fruit to be olive ( even now I find this misconception prevails in Bengal). In fact the tree is a cousin of Elaeocarpus shaericus ( RUDRAKSHA ). Attaching three images og this plant.
Bangalore – RA – Elaeocarpus variabilis – South Indian Marble Tree (Please Confirm): Flowering Season was October. Nice set of pics. Thanks a lot for sharing. Perhaps by analogy with Australian “Blue marble Tree” , the cobalt shiny marble – sized fruits of E.angustifolius look like blue marbles. I think almost sure it is Elaeocarpus serratus SYMBIOSIS : 398 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
Attaching an image of male Great Egg-fly on the flowers of Elaeocarpus serratus (JALPAI).
SYMBIOSIS : 409 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
Attaching an image of a Grey Pansy butterfly on the flowers of Elaeocarpus serratus (JALPAI)
for id of tree : Attachments (7). 3 posts by 2 authors.
pls id the tree.
alternate phyllotaxy,
oblong fruit
habit- tree
collected from – south maharashtra (not native of south maharashtra region, purchased from some other place before 20 years)
This looks like Gurmutga [Elaeocarpus serratus]. The tasty fruit ripen in January.
thanx to all
Elaeocarpus serratus L.. SN April 36 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
Elaeocarpus serratus L, (= Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb. ex G.Don), Rudraksha cultivated tree, found in GKVK Bangalore and Srisailam temple Andhrapradesh. I am thanking … of GKVK to permit me take the photograph.
Yes, it is laden with fruits nowadays in Pantnagar (Uttarakhand). We have many trees planted here, it is fast growing and come into bearing after 3-4 years.
ANMAR39/61 Elaeocarpus serratus : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (12)
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Date: 21st March 2015 Place: Aralam WLS, Kerala Habit: Tree Perfect pictures…!!
TSPDEC2015-09-181:Images of Elaeocarpus serratus (Elaeocarpaceae) : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) It is my pleasure to share few images of Elaeocarpus serratus (Elaeocarpaceae) Habit: Tree Habitat: Cultivated Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl Date: 01-07-2014, 16-07-2014, 22-08-2014, 15-07-2014 and 26-07-2015 Excellent display …!!
Id this tree and fruit please : 9 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (1)
The fruits were excellent and the CRPF camp in which this tree stood were busy making pickle of this fruit.
I think this is the fruit in malayalam known as Karacka It looks like Ambada [Spondias acuminata]. Sending you a photograph of one of my saplings. Hi, for me it looks like a species of Elaeocarpus. Spondias has pinnate leaves, isn’t it? Did consider Elaeocarpus, but are the fruit used for making pickle? …, my colleague … says fruits of Elaeocarpus oblongus (= E. tectorius; E. glandulosus) are used for making pickle in Madurai region in TN. It is Elaeocarpus (orange coloured ripen leaves (one in the photo) are very good identifying feature in field for this genus) may be “serratus’ or “oblongus“. leaf length and shapes are the main feature for identifying these species. Karaka in kerala is mostly E. serratus. But we should not go with common name. Thanks. Will do some search and find out. By the way what is the common English name of the tree? I too agree with … This may be Elaeocarpus oblongus .. but for first time ‘m hearing that the fruits of this are pickled….
AKNOV08 Please identify this Elaeocarpus sp. : 15 posts by 3 authors. Location: Botanical Garden of FRI, Dehradun, Sept 2014
mimusops sp
but which exactly i dont know that is certainly not Mimusops !
why not? where does it belong?
they are in two distinct families..Elaeocarpaceae and Sapotaceae. You must have confused the flowers as they are both white but other than that, they are very different.
For Elaeocarpaceae –
Perianth with distinct calyx and corolla, or sepaline (corolla often missing); 4–5, or 8–10; 1 whorled, or 2 whorled; isomerous. Calyx 4, or 5; 1 whorled; polysepalous, or gamosepalous; regular; usually valvate. Epicalyx absent. Corolla when present, 4, or 5; 1 whorled; polypetalous (usually), or gamopetalous (rarely); valvate (or valvate-induplicate, never contorted); regular. Petals often fringed.
For Sapotaceae–
Perianth with distinct calyx and corolla; 6–16(–20); 2 whorled, or 3 whorled; isomerous. Calyx 4, or 5, or 6, or 8; 1 whorled (then 5), or 2 whorled (then 2+2, 3+3 or 4+4); polysepalous; when one whorled, imbricate. Corolla 3–6, or 8, or 10; 1 whorled, or 2 whorled (and sometimes ostensibly 2-whorled, through the lobes of the single whorl bearing dorsal appendages like themselves); appendiculate (with dorsal appendages on the lobes), or not appendiculate; gamopetalous; imbricate.
thanks
it was not the flower but the leaf that reminded me of mimusops… flower “petals and the inflorescence looked very different” too.. and thanks for the key of Elaeocarpaceae..
how about one for the mimusops???
Here is a photo of Mimusops elengi flower for reference – https://www.flickr.com/photos/arun_delonix/14381267335 Very welcome …! , the key for Sapotaceae is also there.
To me it seems to be Elaeocarpus shaericus (RUDRAKSHA). If the image is from a tree behind the main FRI building, the tree was planted by Mrs Indira Gandhi.
Can be Elaeocarpus serratus.
It can’t be Elaeocarpus serratus. This species does not grow in Dehradun.
efi page on Elaeocarpus sphaericus To me it appears to be Elaeocarpus serratus L. as per comparative images in efi.
White flowers for ID from Chimmony | 27Oct2011AR01:
Date/Time-
08 Oct 2011 1:45PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chimmony Forest, Thrissur, Kerala
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Forest path by the river side
P
lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Tree
Height/Length-approx – ~ 18 feet, Flowers found at about 15 feet.
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape – Elliptic, 13cms
Inflorescence Type/ Size-
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-White small flowers, < 0.5cms
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- No
This could be Elaeocarpus serratus L. of Elaeocarpacae family.
Yes Elaeocarpus species. I have seen flower similar to this but of different colour also in Karnataka.
Please refer the following link.
http://www.biotik.org/india/species/e/elaeserr/elaeserr_en.html Leaf descriptions -shape- shape, size, venation & margin agree with the Biotik link, Bark patterns, color and texture too.
Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 958 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of Small Common Flat visiting flowers of Elaeocarpus serratus (JALPAI).
SK1122 18 MAY 2018 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) – around 700 kb each.
Location: Soureni, India
Date: 7 May 2018
Altitude: 2600 ft.
Habit : Wild
Elaeocarpus serratus L ??
I also think closer to images at Elaeocarpus serratus L. as per comparative images at Elaeocarpus
Fwd: MS/October/2/2018 -ID of Rudraksha tree (mixed thread): 5 posts by 1 author. Attachments (5)
I am posting herewith a few photographs of Rudraksha tre photographed in Mysore. Please Id the tree species. The photographs were sent by one of the readers of my article in Star of Mysore.
I am sending 2 more photographs taken recently. These might help ID the species.
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I think this should be Elaeocarpus serratus L. as per comparative images at Elaeocarpus
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Attaching a collage of Peacock Pansy visiting flowers of Elaeocarpus serratus (JALPAI).
running after butterflies keeps one hale and hearty. good Clear image of flowers also would have been an advantage.
SYMBIOSIS : 1339 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of Red spot Jezebel visiting flowers of Elaeocarpus serratus (JALPAI).
References:
Catalogue of Life BSI Flora of India with details & keys (Volume 3- 1993) GRIN Biotik The Plant List Wikipedia Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Biodiversity In India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah (Description- other species described is E.tuberculatus Roxb.) Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary edited by C.P. Khare |
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