---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:33 AM Subject: Re: [Indiantreepix] Re: kadmab(neolamarkia cadamba) To: "J.M. Garg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: vinod kumar gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected]
The climate of Kolkata will be congenial to Kadamba. Mayada writes that Kadamba in Vrindavan is very fragrant. so that should be Kaim. akbhatt On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:44 PM, J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a few big trees close to my house in Kolkata & I have seen this tree > (Neolamarckia cadamba) > & photographed its flowers but I never felt the fragrance associated with > it. May be they are fragrant but the smell possibly does not spread far > away. > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 8:57 PM, vinod kumar gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: >> >> Dear Malyada and Anand >> >> I had taken the shots of kadamb at hebbal lake and dehradun, while shot of >> kaim(mitragyna Parviflora) was taken near my residence(surajmal vihar) (all >> attached) >> >> The two species are more easily differentiable by the character of their >> leaves(the flowers grossly are similar) >> >> I believe in the climate of delhi,both speciec are seen(though I have yet >> to see a kadamb),while in relativly moist climate(as in dehradun and >> bangalore)Kim is more unlikely to be found >> >> I am however liable to correction by experts >> >> Sorry for delay in reply as my broaadband was misbehaving >> >> Vinod >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: vinod kumar gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >> [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:36:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [Indiantreepix] Re: kadmab(neolamarkia cadamba) >> >> The tree that I photographed is Kaim, now that Garg Ji has cleared my >> doubt. Here is the link I posted: >> >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c635605788c88be6?hl=en >> >> The one that Vinod has posted is definitely Kadamba, I just wanted to be >> sure whether they smell. This is because I saw them flowering in G noida 3-4 >> weeks back, and they didnt smell at all. If they dont smell, then them being >> called 'Kadamba' is a little strange isnt it? I thought Kadamba were famous >> for their smell. One reason they didnt smell might be that they dont really >> belong to a dry region like g noida. I have seen certain trees to change >> some of their basic characteristics when grown outside their real >> environment. Now Vinod Ji needs to confirm as he took the photo in a moist >> place like Dehradun. >> >> Here's another link from the net which has good photographs of >> Neolamarckia cadamba: >> >> http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1287/869607881_97fc25598c.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/869607881/&h=375&w=500&sz=193&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=p2UtnwhZt5k0OM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3DStephegyne%2Bparvifolia%2Bphotos%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DX >> >> and for Mitragyna parvifolia: >> >> >> http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1287/869607881_97fc25598c.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/869607881/&h=375&w=500&sz=193&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=p2UtnwhZt5k0OM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3DStephegyne%2Bparvifolia%2Bphotos%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DX >> >> I will update my post with the real name now. >> Thanks for all the replies, at least one doubt is I guess clear:) >> >> malyada.. >> >> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> wrote: >>> >>> Pradeep Krishan in his book 'Trees of Delhi' has made an interesting >>> point about Kadamba. He states that the real Kadamba associated with >>> Krishna is the Kaim (Mytrogyna parviflora) which is native to dry >>> climate of Vrindaban, whereas Kadamb (Neolamarckia cadamba) is native >>> to moist forests. Yours of course is Kadamb. There was earlier a >>> message from some gentleman from Vrindavan who has mentioned Kadamba. >>> It would be interesting to find out whether they are Kadamb or Kaim. >>> P.S. This I wrote before I saw malyada having the same doubt. He has >>> also mentioned that the Kadamb of vrindavan has highly frogrant >>> floweers. Pradeep in his book has mentioned that Kadamba flowers are >>> fragrant, whereas the same has not been mention for Kaim. Now it is my >>> turn to be confused. Mayada, please let us know whether this tree at >>> Vrindavan is Kadamba or Kaim. BNHS expert says that Banks of Yamuna >>> would be quite OK for Kadamba. >>> Best wishes, >>> akbhatt >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 10:17 PM, vinod kumar gupta >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Taken a dehradun on 30.6.8 >>> > >>> > >>> > Vinod >>> > >>> > > >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. 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