Thanks, Barry ji. Links for *Cavanillesia platanifolia*: http://ctfs.si.edu/webatlas/findinfo.php?specid=1252&leng=english (good details with a pix), http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/CA/CAVANILLESIA+PLATANIFOLIA.html (little inf.) & http://www.newbotany.com/TropickerastlinyTropicalplants/C/Cavanillesiaplatanifolia/tabid/457/Default.aspx ( a few pix).
2009/2/9 Barry Stock <[email protected]> > This is Cavanillesia platanifolia, the "Quipo" (kee-po) tree of Panama. It > is a member of the Bombacaceae along with Ceiba, Bombax, Adansonia. It has > small flowers, but large, five winged fruit that flutter down, and begin to > germinate as soon as they get moist. They grow rather slowly, and take a > long time to get to this size. The bands along the trunk are characteristic. > > -bs > > > On Feb 9, 2009, at 4:41 AM, Mahendra Prasad wrote: > > 2 pix taken at Agri-horticultural Society, Alipore Kolkata. > The dia of the tree is about 2 m making the girth about 6.5 m. > The tree's 1st branch is at at over 10 m. Total ht estimated to be above > 18m. > Presently leafless, will be flowering now. Buds take a long time to grow > and bloom. > > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them > now.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/> > > > <Elephant Foot Tree base, Pentace burmanica.JPG><Elephant Foot Tree top, > Pentace burmanica.JPG> > > > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
