Red Cedar, Bastard Sandal • Tamil: Sembulichan, Tevadaram, Dasadaram • Malayalam: Devataru, Chemmana • Telugu: Gatiri, Paribhadrakamu • Kannada: Natkadeodar, Sem;
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It is my pleasure to share few images of Erythroxylum monogynum  (Erythroxylaceae

http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=1666&cat=1 

Habit: Large bush 

Habitat: Scrub forests 

Sighting: Chikmagalur, Hassan and Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl 

Date: 13-07-2014, 21-07-2014, 30-07-2014 and 26-07-2015


Thanks. There is no confusion here.


Interesting plant from an uncommon family



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It may be Erythroxylum monogynum.


Thanks …



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small tree for ID – Polur forest – 06022014-NAW1 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Kindly identify this small tree with red fruit.
Photographed in the reserve forest area near the Polur-Jamnamathur road, north of Tiruvanamalai and south of Vellore, Tamil Nadu on the 29th Jan 2014.
The red fruit has a thin seed 1-1.5 cm long and about 2-3 mm wide. The leaves are 4-5 cm long.
Tree was about 4-5 metres tall enmeshed with other small trees. 

This is Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb. (Erythroxylaceae); called False sandalwood as it is used to adulterate sandal
Tamil name: செம்புளிச்சான் (Devadhaaru, Desadaram, Sembulichaan


… is correct



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Rutaceae for ID : Attachments (9). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Bangalore 21st May

Erythroxylum monogynum, Erythroxylaceae


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419 ID wild tree:
Please ID wild tree,
Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 11FEB2023, 02.20pm
Habitat: wild moisture, rocky misty shady hill, wind
Plant habit: small tree, erect branches, hard woody cylindrical stem 08cm base diameter, rough brown bark
Height: 03.5 meters
Leaves: alternate, elliptic, acute, simple smooth glossy, purplish sprouts, size upto:06×3cm
Flower: axillary buds, 05 sepals, 05 petals, diameter:08mm, white, non fragrant
Fruit:
Seed:
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x


Ilex wightiana Wall. ??


Thank you for ID suggestion.  I think the genus is Ilex, leaves are very close but the efi image shows umbel inflorescence and flowers and bulbs are different at Indiabiodiversity, please find screenshots,


Pl. check
https://efloraofindia.com/2012/11/25/erythroxylum-monogynum/

To me appears close.


Yes, it is Erythroxylum monogynum, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant


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Erythroxylaceae: Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb.: 1 image.

synonyms: Sethia indica DC., Erythroxylum sideroxyloides Roxb., Erythroxylum indicum (DC.) W.Elliot
location/date: University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997



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