Lovely shot,Mr.Garg Vinod
________________________________ From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> To: ranjini kamath <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:33:38 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:6624] Re: My Flora picture of 2008 Hi, Ranjini ji, Certainly a novel cause to be cherished with!!! It is such a wonderful tree particularly when in flower along with its religious significance. I realised its beauty when I felt its incense from quite a distance & captured images like attached picture- attaching to clarify Ranjini ji's point. On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:25 PM, ranjini kamath <[email protected]> wrote: I would like to send this as my Flora picture of the Year [this has not been sent earlier on this forum]. Couroupita guianensis.Fam:Lecythidaceae. Place-Bangalore-taken 11th April 2008 Also revered as Shivalinga,Nagalinga.The stamens form a 'hood' over a small depression beneath, in which there is a 'linga'.This tree grows opposite my apartment & i'm sentimental about it because a friend & i saved it from the axe. The fruits look like cannonballs & are as lethal-only i have not come across a single case of anyone being hit on the head [ that does not mean anyone take a risk !]-surprisingly even when they dropped with alarming frequency at the time the building in the adjoining compound was being constructed & the roots were heavily damaged.The tree has stabilised since. Ranjini Kamath -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
