ID 03/02: 2 high res. images.
Please identify this shrub from a sacred grove in Kozhikode in Kerala 5/2/24
Check with Ehretia
I do not think so as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/27/ehretia/
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/27/ehretia/
It could be some Rubiaceae sp, maybe Psychotria.
I do not think so as per images at
Do you have any other images?
I will look.
This appears to be Benkara malabarica (Lam.) Tirveng. [Rubiaceae]. Similarly wilting flowers can be seen in this photograph. Identical calyces are present in this Biotik image and in one of the photographs in the FoPI page.
I think it looks different from images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2017/08/04/benkara-malabarica/
https://efloraofindia.com/2017/08/04/benkara-malabarica/
yes Sir
I think looks close to Oxyceros rugulosus (but also appears a bit different and also stated to be unarmed):
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/10/22/oxyceros-rugulosus/
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=2904209
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230536
https://www.flowersofindia.net/Climbing%20Randia.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/in/photostream/
May further lead towards final id?
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/10/22/oxyceros-rugulosus/
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=2904209
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230536
https://www.flowersofindia.net/Climbing%20Randia.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/in/photostream/
May further lead towards final id?
