Pittosporum dasycaulon

Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq., Anal. Bot. Ind. 3: 5 1852. ;

India (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala) as per Catalogue of Life;

pit-oh-SPOR-um — Greek: pitte (resin), sporos (seed) … resinous seed … Dave’s Botanary
day-see-KAW-lon — Greek: dasys (hairy), caulon (stem) … hairy branched … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: hairy-branched pittosporum • Kannada: ಬೂಗರಿ bugari • Konkani: गपसुंदी gapsundi • Malayalam: അണലിവേങ്ങ analivenna, കശുമരം kasumaram • Marathi: गपसुंदी gapsundi, इकळी ikali ;

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Names of Plants in India :: Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq.:
via Species‎ > ‎P‎ > ‎  Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq. … family: Pittosporaceae

pit-oh-SPOR-um — Greek: pitte (resin), sporos (seed) … resinous seed … Dave’s Botanary
day-see-KAW-lon — Greek: dasys (hairy), caulon (stem) … hairy branched … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: hairy-branched pittosporum • Kannada: ಬೂಗರಿ bugari • Konkani: गपसुंदी gapsundi • Malayalam: അണലിവേങ്ങ analivenna, കശുമരം kasumaram • Marathi: गपसुंदी gapsundi, इकळी ikali
botanical names: Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq. … synonyms: no synonym known … Biotik
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Photographed along Mattighatta Road, Karnataka on 15 DEC 12
Many thanks to … for the ID.

Here is the picture that shows Pitto-sporum, resinous seeds.

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ANJAN06/06 Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)

Family: Pittosporaceae
Date: 30th December 2015
Place: Kottigehara, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka
Habit: Short tree
Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest

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Very nice? does it a  snake repellent species?

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I do not know sir. Perhaps somebody else can help out!

Image by Aung SI at Flora of Karnataka : 4 posts by 2 authors.

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Looking at the seed image (my post) and distribution it  you may be right …!

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425 ID wild tree:
Please ID wild tree,
Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 25FEB2023, 03.10pm
Habitat: wild moisture rocky shady misty hill, wind
Plant habit: tree, erect branches, branchlets, hard woody stem 40 inches base circumference, rough brown bark, velvety young sprout
Height: 06 meters
Leaves: alternate whorled, elliptic, acute, soft smooth flexible, velvety young leaves, size upto:14×6cm
Flower: terminal umbel inflorescence, clustered, diameter:09mm, off-white, good fragrance
Fruit: drupe green into brown, ovoid, diameter:11mm, not edible
Seed: purplish 4-5 nos., irregular compressed, size:05mm

Seems to be Pittosporum floribundum Wight & Arn

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As the seeds appear to be more than 4, it may be P.dasycaulon as per keys in Flora of Peninsular India:
https://efloraofindia.com/2012/03/28/pittosporum-dasycaulon/

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I too agree with you, it is very close to Pittosporum dasycaulon, and it is clearly that the number of seeds are more than 04 in the pod images of 7th post.  Thank you very much for ID my tree,

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References:

Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Biotik  Pilikula Nisarga Dhama  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  Flora of Karnataka

Encyclopaedia Of World Medicinal Plants (set Of 5 Volumes) By T. Pullaiah