Many thanks Garg ji, for the clarification. Do we consider this posted plant as *Elaeocarpus variabilis* Zmarzty ?
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > I was confused between two species (*E.glandulosus* and *E.variabilis*) > and went further and found as below from Google AI: > > *Elaeocarpus variabilis > <https://www.google.com/search?q=Elaeocarpus+variabilis&rlz=1C1SQJL_enIN948IN948&oq=Elaeocarpus+glandulosus+%2B+Elaeocarpus+variabilis+%2B+difference&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCjE4ODM1ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDhq56d7h-B-6IDRLGclC0K7SsK_4-rf31KMJTG_kIldfW6GZa5drPBS-pQJJlz6DNBdFCZ1tseyE36D_4DXiDrTtaB88u5Lqq2LPx-87DRzrsQIHEINCOzV4q2P2NId-NToh4C5cf2LPZgFfDfA7J2p_ZCO9HVBHUmL8aOX9I_CU4&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjf1OrevYOTAxWtxjgGHd_gDEkQgK4QegQIARAD>* > (South > Indian Marble Tree), endemic to the Western Ghats, was previously confused > with *E. glandulosus*, a distinct species found in northern India and dry > Sri Lanka. *E. variabilis* is characterized by reddish young leaves, > purple branchlets/petioles, and 1-seeded elliptic fruits, whereas *E. > glandulosus* refers to a different northern species > Key Distinctions and Relationships: > > - Taxonomic Revision: *Elaeocarpus variabilis > > <https://www.google.com/search?q=Elaeocarpus+variabilis&rlz=1C1SQJL_enIN948IN948&oq=Elaeocarpus+glandulosus+%2B+Elaeocarpus+variabilis+%2B+difference&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCjE4ODM1ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDhq56d7h-B-6IDRLGclC0K7SsK_4-rf31KMJTG_kIldfW6GZa5drPBS-pQJJlz6DNBdFCZ1tseyE36D_4DXiDrTtaB88u5Lqq2LPx-87DRzrsQIHEINCOzV4q2P2NId-NToh4C5cf2LPZgFfDfA7J2p_ZCO9HVBHUmL8aOX9I_CU4&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjf1OrevYOTAxWtxjgGHd_gDEkQgK4QegQIBRAB>* > Zmarzty > was established to describe specimens previously misidentified as *E. > glandulosus > > <https://www.google.com/search?q=E.+glandulosus&rlz=1C1SQJL_enIN948IN948&oq=Elaeocarpus+glandulosus+%2B+Elaeocarpus+variabilis+%2B+difference&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCjE4ODM1ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDhq56d7h-B-6IDRLGclC0K7SsK_4-rf31KMJTG_kIldfW6GZa5drPBS-pQJJlz6DNBdFCZ1tseyE36D_4DXiDrTtaB88u5Lqq2LPx-87DRzrsQIHEINCOzV4q2P2NId-NToh4C5cf2LPZgFfDfA7J2p_ZCO9HVBHUmL8aOX9I_CU4&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjf1OrevYOTAxWtxjgGHd_gDEkQgK4QegQIBRAC>* > (sensu > auctt.) or *E. oblongus*. > - Elaeocarpus glandulosus > > <https://www.google.com/search?q=Elaeocarpus+glandulosus&rlz=1C1SQJL_enIN948IN948&oq=Elaeocarpus+glandulosus+%2B+Elaeocarpus+variabilis+%2B+difference&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCjE4ODM1ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDhq56d7h-B-6IDRLGclC0K7SsK_4-rf31KMJTG_kIldfW6GZa5drPBS-pQJJlz6DNBdFCZ1tseyE36D_4DXiDrTtaB88u5Lqq2LPx-87DRzrsQIHEINCOzV4q2P2NId-NToh4C5cf2LPZgFfDfA7J2p_ZCO9HVBHUmL8aOX9I_CU4&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjf1OrevYOTAxWtxjgGHd_gDEkQgK4QegQIBRAE> > : The name *E. glandulosus* Wall. ex Merr. is now properly applied to > a species found in northern India and dry parts of Sri Lanka. > - Elaeocarpus variabilis > > <https://www.google.com/search?q=Elaeocarpus+variabilis&rlz=1C1SQJL_enIN948IN948&oq=Elaeocarpus+glandulosus+%2B+Elaeocarpus+variabilis+%2B+difference&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCjE4ODM1ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDhq56d7h-B-6IDRLGclC0K7SsK_4-rf31KMJTG_kIldfW6GZa5drPBS-pQJJlz6DNBdFCZ1tseyE36D_4DXiDrTtaB88u5Lqq2LPx-87DRzrsQIHEINCOzV4q2P2NId-NToh4C5cf2LPZgFfDfA7J2p_ZCO9HVBHUmL8aOX9I_CU4&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjf1OrevYOTAxWtxjgGHd_gDEkQgK4QegQIBRAG> > (South > Indian Marble Tree): > - Habitat: Endemic to the Western Ghats (Southern India). > - Appearance: Features purple, warty branchlets, long-pointed > leaves that turn red when young, and racemes with purple stalks. > - Flowers: White, with laciniate (frilly) petals and anthers that > are neither bearded nor awned. > - Fruit: Ellipsoid drupe, approximately > . > - Differences: The primary difference is geographical and taxonomic; *E. > variabilis* is the southern Western Ghats species formerly wrongly > called *E. glandulosus* > > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2026 at 17:28, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Many many thanks Santhan ji and Garg ji. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks a lot, Santhan ji >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan <[email protected]> >>> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 at 06:18 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:486266] FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: >>> Jan 29, 2026 · 11:11 AM IST >>> To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Elaeocarpus glandulosus Wall. ex Merr., Bikki, fruit pericarp edible. >>> *Thanks & regards* >>> *Dr. Santhan P* >>> *Industrial R&D expert, Plant taxonomist* >>> Author of the Books *"Trees of our Life" (*Botany, Chemistry, Medicine), >>> *நமது மூலிகைகளும் அவற்றின் முக்கியத்துவமும், * >>> *Medicinal Plants of commercial importance (2022)* >>> >>> *Microscopy of Popular Botanicals (2024)* >>> *9**444813474/9620389349 (What's app)* >>> *http://www.ponsanthanbotanicals.in <http://www.ponsanthanbotanicals.in>* >>> >>> https://sites.google.com/d/1IOrF1IttqJKtokoJPBlIepniBTMImjPd/p/1hmy8UnN0jSNPcNNmx6MxaTkYhhAX66H_ >>> <https://sites.google.com/d/1IOrF1IttqJKtokoJPBlIepniBTMImjPd/p/1hmy8UnN0jSNPcNNmx6MxaTkYhhAX66H_/edit> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 12:40 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:486266] FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Jan >>>> 29, 2026 · 11:11 AM IST >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *FOR ID ::* >>>> Dicots >>>> The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 11:11 AM IST >>>> Naduvattam, about 1908 m asl >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339999922> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339999922> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339999922> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339999922> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339999922> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1a1rRF%3DQ5c1JQiVHPGbti_OD7XwzrA54_Hs%3DN6oewQxg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1a1rRF%3DQ5c1JQiVHPGbti_OD7XwzrA54_Hs%3DN6oewQxg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg, >>>> https://efloraofindia.com/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg, >>> https://efloraofindia.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/7hwwBsVnxqE/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDOy6tiGeeo-8wOvWOzkCvePxkX%3Dbus2C42ZsOeQiitUw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDOy6tiGeeo-8wOvWOzkCvePxkX%3Dbus2C42ZsOeQiitUw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "eFloraofIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1fUxKLjdqHdVN_6sQ4gZ7nGqE8o%3D-GMLdbBfaRyBT7fw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1fUxKLjdqHdVN_6sQ4gZ7nGqE8o%3D-GMLdbBfaRyBT7fw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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