Eugenia mooniana Wight, Ill. Ind. Bot. 2: 13 1841. (syn: Eugenia concinna Thwaites; Eugenia thwaitesii Duthie);

Sri Lanka, S-India as per Catalogue of Life;

Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka as per POWO;


Large shrubs. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, caudate, base acute or obtuse, glabrous, to 8 x 3.5 cm. Flowers 5 mm across, in axillary and terminal few-flowered clusters; bracts small; pedicels 2-3 mm long. Petals white, glandular. Berry crimson, crowned by calyx lobes, 1.2 cm across.

Flowering and fruiting: October-December
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi as per India Biodiversity Portal)

 

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PLEASE ID THE PHOTO: (mixed thread): 3 correct images as above.
IT IS BUSH. LEAVES ARE SIMPLE. IT IS COLLECTED FROM EVERGREEN FOREST AT DAJIPUR DIS-KOLHAPUR. FRUITS ARE SINGLE SEEDED. SMELL OF LEAVES IS LIKE IMMATURE MANGO FRUITS. PLEASE HELP FOR id
THE CO-ORDINATES OF LOCATION ARE N 16022’17.2” E 073051’51.9” 


The photographs are not very clear, but this could be Cansjera rheedii.


Syzigium philaroides or Eugenia mooniana 


Very difficult to id with this kind of photo, pls give more and good photos, but surely not Cansjera?, leaves opposite here,


Also check for Glycosmis (G.pentaphylla).  


Eugenia mooniana



References:

Eugenia (Myrtaceae)-A New Generic Record for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India–  Sam P. Mathew , S. M. Shareef , R. Prakashkumar- Nelumbo Vol 61, No 1 (2019)
Notes on Eugenia gracilis, Eugenia mooniana and Eugenia phillyreoides (Myrtaceae) – Santhosh Kumar E.S. Jan-Frits Veldkamp  Muhammed Shareef-  Webbia 69(1) · July 2014 (Abstract- Notes on the taxonomy and nomenclatural status of Eugenia gracilis O. Berg, Eugenia gracilis Bedd., Eugenia mooniana Gardner, Eugenia mooniana Wight and Eugenia phillyreoides Trimen (Myrtaceae) are provided. The new name Eugenia anamalaiensis is proposed for E. gracilis Bedd. from the Anamalai Hills, Kerala, India)

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