Excellent idea. Many times though, it is more simple than that. The tree is probably 80-100 years old, based on the size of local specimens, and at some point a.) the original tag fell off and b.) the curator left/died. This is what happened at Flamingo Gardens with the Terminalia. Someone has a list of trees, and an arboretum without tags, and has to say, "well, which one is this?", and start making determinations.
Because the tag relates to a Burmese tree, it makes it all the more interesting and, at this time, difficult. -bs On Feb 13, 2009, at 9:55 PM, Rakesh Biswas wrote: > Fantastic discussion! > > Is it possible that perhaps 200 years back seeds of this > tree...brought to Burma by sailors from the west and...possibly had > one or two saplings there (and for want of information > renamed...understandable in those days of no internet) following > which one of them was transported to Kolkata (present picture)? In > all probability I feel it must have been renamed in Kolkata (by a > suitably imaginative person). > > Again I may be wrong. > > It would be interesting if Mahendra Ji could take up this issue with > the Alipore botanical authorities (perhaps over email to begin > with...it is so much more easier to share all the information which > otherwise would become a daunting task). > > rakesh > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Barry Stock <[email protected]> > wrote: > I have gone back and look at the original photos again, and I am 99% > certain that it is a Cavanillesia platanifolia. The buttressing by > the base is also characteristic: > > Your tree: > <Elephant+Foot+Tree+base,+Pentace+burmanica.JPG> > > > Cavanillesia growing in Puerto Rico: > <CavanellesiaUSDA.JPG> > > Best Wishes, > > Barry Stock > Hollywood, Florida, USA > > > On Feb 13, 2009, at 3:25 AM, Mahendra Prasad wrote: > >> Thanks for your lovely pix, both, of impressive trees. >> However, there is confusion about the latin name. The name on the >> tree says Pentace burmanica, fam Tiliaceae, native of Burma ( now >> Myanmar ). I attach a pix of the name pasted on the tree whose >> images I posted. Would like your comments. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
