Hi, Sam,
Here are details of *Bombax Ceiba* from Indiantreepix Database:
*Bombax ceiba (B. malabaricum, Salmalia malabarica)*
*Bombacaceae* *Semal,
Red silk cotton, Shembal, Semur* It's flowering already reported in Feb.'08
near Badalapur, Maharastra by Mangesh ji, in Mumbai by Kiran ji & near Pune
by Satish ji. Seen flowering in Bassein fort - Vasai, District Thane on 17th
and 24th February 2008 as per Sweedle Cerejo. Bombax ceiba have begun
flowering but in many of the Bombax flowering is yet to be initiated in
Nagpur as per Rohit. Flowering in full bloom on 24/2/08 at Moodlu Koppal,
Mysore district as per Raghu. Blooming all over in Delhi- first noted was in
2nd week of Feb.- Rita ji. Flowering in March' 08 - Juhu Scheme (Mumbai),
Sanjay Gandhi National Park(SGNP) (Borivali & Thane) Maharashtra- 14/3/08-
Tejal ji. Flowering in March-2006- Debasish ji- Kolkata. Beautiful Trees &
Shrubs of Calcutta by Sh. R.K. Chakraverty & S.K.Jain states that flowering
occurs in early spring (Feb.- March). Trees of Delhi states that though
flower buds appear long before, first flowers wink on in Feb.; prime time in
Delhi is early to mid March.
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2008/12/28 figtree <[email protected]>
>
> Yes, it looks like Bombax ceiba. The plant develops strong buttresses
> by which itcan be easily identified. But in the pic. that region can
> not be seen due to obstruction.
>
> On Dec 28, 10:15 pm, vinod kumar gupta <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Looks like semal(Bombax ceiba)
> >
> > Vinod
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Samydoo <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:31:33 PM
> > Subject: [indiantreepix:6776] Which tree
> >
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > Which tree is this. No leaves, only red flowers. Exceptionally
> > straight trunk going upto atleast 100 ft. Shot in Kerala, South India.
> >
> > thx
> > Sam
> >
>
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