Last time when Sita Ashok was discussed I remember somebody mentioning that although Sita lived during her captivity in Ashok Vatika (=garden), she actually spent her days under the shade of Amherstia nobils. At that time I let it go, but it rankled me. It is not a very common tree, amd I don't thnk it has a wide canopy to give a shady shelter underneath as Ashok. I would be grateful to know something more of it, and the source for info about Sita and Amherstia. Incidentally, since when did we start calling Polyalthia longifolia Ashok? akbhatt
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 6:59 PM, J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Neil ji. > From Indiantreepix Database: > *Saraca asoca (Invalid Syn. S. indica)* *Caesalpiniaceae* *Sorrowless > tree, Sita-Ashok* As per my records, I have pictures of its flowering in > last of January'07, in Feb'07 & in the middle of March'07 in Kolkata. I saw > it flowering profusely today (26/2/08) in Kolkata. Ritesh is regularly > watching its beautiful flowers while on the way to office in Mumbai > (22/2/08). In full bloom in Bangalore right now (28/2/08) as per Ranjini > Kamath. Profuse flowering at Ashok Van in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, > Mumbai- Kiran ji. Flowering at Bangalore, Kempu Thota (Lal Bagh)- Apr 2008- > Raghu ji. Trees of Delhi states its flowering in the last week of March, > peaking early in April. Beautiful Trees & Shrubs of Calcutta by Sh. R.K. > Chakraverty & S.K.Jain states that it flowers from early spring (Feb.- > March) to late spring (Feb.-March). > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_tree Saraca asoca (Sita-Ashok or > Sorrowless tree) - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/3bdf10c1e0f6d716> > some > useful links and Ashoka :-) - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2a67988b19f34fd6> > Red > flowering Tree - Saraca asoca, Ashoka Tree - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/e3b9435cfec15fbd> > Ashoka: > A plant that make a woman free of sorrow - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/d599a1ccaca0acff> > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Neil Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi Geetha, >> It is the true Ashoka Tree, also called the Sita Ashoka tree [Saraca >> asoca]. >> With regards, >> Neil Soares.- >> >> --- On *Mon, 11/17/08, Padmanabhan Geetha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >> >> From: Padmanabhan Geetha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [indiantreepix:5958] tree 2 for id >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 5:49 PM >> >> >> >> Hi everyone >> >> May be this has been posted before. I am yet to see some of the postings, >> so apologies if this has already been discussed. >> >> Location : Foothills of Velliangiri hills, growing next to the tree i >> posted in my last mail >> moderate height, eight/nine year old children would be tempted to climb >> this tree... ( if children have time or permission for tree climbing) >> >> geetha >> >> >> >> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> >> >> >> >> -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
