Dear Mr. Pravin, Thank you once again for correcting me. It should read 4". You people are really educating a lot of people like me. regards Yazdy Palia.
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:41 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Yazdy, > Your remarks "The diameter of the fruit is around 4% and" is not clear. > There is another species of Mahogany called Swietenia mahagoni with smaller > leaves & fruit. See details from Indiantreepix Database: > Swietenia mahagoni Meliaceae Spanish/ West Indian Mahogany, Small-leaved/ > Jamaican/ Cuban Mahogany, Madeira Redwood Flowering 23March 2007 in Pune, > Maharashtra- Satish ji. Flowering now (March) in Pune city Maharashtra- > 25/3/08- Satish ji. I saw it (Swietenia mahogani) flower in Kolkata on > 30/3/08- J.M.GARG. Flowering observed in Pune- March last fortnight- Satish > ji. Swietenia mahagoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Khaya senegalensis > and Swietenia mahogani - indiantreepix | Google Groups Swietenia mahagoni, > Mahogany http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/SWIMAHA.pdf Swietenia mahagoni - > indiantreepix | Google Groups Tree for Id - indiantreepix | Google Groups > 2009/1/11 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >> >> Dear Mr. J.M. Gargji, >> Thank you so much for the information. I have a Mahogany tree with a >> slight different shape of leaves. It bears what appears like the >> fruit. The diameter of the fruit is around 4% and. When it dries up >> you see cracks appearing on the fruit. When you observe closely, you >> notice that it is not a fruit but a clump of seeds held so tightly >> that it appears like a fruit. After a few days on a windy day, the >> whole thing bursts and sends winged seeds spiraling long distances. >> When the wind stops you see the individual seed spiraling to earth. >> When this happens only the stem is left behind. >> The tree is a sight just before the leaves are shed. All the leaves >> turn almost red and then one day you see the tree bare. Then slowly >> you see new leaves forming and the tree is green once again. I live >> close to nature and enjoy some of these wonderful sites but am no >> expert. Thanks once again. >> Regards >> Yazdy Palia. >> >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 7:22 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, Yazdy, >> > It's the fruit of Swietenia macrophylla & not the pod. >> > Details from Indiantreepix Database: >> > Swietenia macrophylla Meliaceae Large-leaved Mahogany/ Bastard Mahogany >> > Swietenia macrophylla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Large-leaved >> > Mahogany/ Bastard Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) - indiantreepix | >> > Google >> > Groups Swietenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Swietenia >> > macrophylla >> > For ID-120808RK - indiantreepix | Google Groups >> > >> > 2009/1/11 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Dear Pravin, >> >> How big is the fruit/pod. The leaves, bark and pod(if it is a pod) >> >> reminds me of Mohogany. >> >> Regards >> >> Yazdy Palia. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Pravin Kawale >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> >> > Pl.id >> >> > Big tree.hieght 50-60 ft. >> >> > photographed at Pen Maharashtra >> >> > Thanks in advance >> >> > >> >> > You have been sent 3 pictures. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > DSC02631.JPG >> >> > DSC02634.JPG >> >> > DSC02633.JPG >> >> > >> >> > These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> >> > Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> > >> > > > > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
