Thank you Raghu ji for showing this tree. Regards.
On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 6:27 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Kiral bhogi, Hopea parviflora,Dipterocarpaceae family. This hard wood is > considered to be one of the largest and old trees in this region. (girth > about 5 1/2 meters, roughly estimated to be more than 150 years old. Locals > say a 70 year old kiral bhogi normally has a girth of 1-2 meters). Majority > of the tree species in this western ghats region are generally soft wood. > > I Sincerely hope this tree survives for many more decades. > > Bolpe reserved forest, Kukke Subramnya, Dakshina Kannada, > Mar 2009 > > Internet Links > -------------- > http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/33021 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopea_parviflora > > Hopea parviflora is a species of plant endemic to India. > > Regards > Raghu > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to > http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

