Psychotria connata Wall., Fl. Ind. 2: 163 (1824) (syn: Mapouria connata (Wall.) K.Schum.  ; Psychotria arnottiana Steud. ; Psychotria laevigata Wight & Arn. ; Psychotria viticina Steud.Uragoga connata (Wall.) KuntzeVitex laevigata Wight & Arn.);
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S. India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) as per POWO;
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For ID280423MRJ2: 3 high res. images.
Place:  Avalanche forest reserve, Nilgiris, Tamil nadu
Date: 23-03-2023


Murraya paniculata (L.) Jacq. ?


Looks different from images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/15/murraya-paniculata/
I tried in Rutaceae and Rubiaceae, but could not go any closer.


A Psychotria sp.?


Citrus sp.


I concur with … I too thought like that at the first instance.


But Citrus fruits look quite different as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/15/citrus/


I think Citrus only, these are very young fruits.


I think Citrus leaves having winged petiole?


I think it is a species of Psychotria.
Leaves are opposite deccusate, flowers epigynous.

… seems to be right.

I checked all the species with distribution in Tamilnadu.
Closest I can go is Psychotria connata as per POWO specimen and GBIF specimen.
But I am still not convinced.


 

 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF  specimen (High resolution specimens) BSI Flora of India  Flora of peninsular India  India Biodiversity Portal Lectotypification of Four Names for Indian Psychotria (Rubiaceae)– Rajeev Kumar Singh- J. Jpn. Bot. 92(1): 20–26 (2017) (Abstract: Four names of three recognized species of Indian Psychotria L. (Rubiaceae), P.
bisulcata Wight & Arn., P. connata Wall., P. denticulata Wall. and P. laevigata Wight & Arn., are lectotypified)

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