Thanks, Sibdas ji & Ken ji. No such species as *Duabanga excelsa*- see the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duabanga
Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures/ more details, pl. click on the link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duabanga_grandiflora >From its peculiar habit, *Duabanga grandiflora* (syn. *D. sonneratioides*) is a singular feature in its native forests. The trunk<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunk_(botany)>is erect, 40-80 feet high, undivided but sometimes forking from the base. The lower limbs spread drooping from the trunk; these are long, slender, sparingly branched, and the branches are four-angled, loosely covered with large spreading leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf>. Since the leaves are arranged in two ranks, the slender branches resemble petioles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_(botany)>, bearing pinnae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnate> of a compund leaf; the leaves are further often recurved, and are deep green above, and almost white beneath. The large blossoms <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom>expand in April, exhaling a rank odour reportedly resembling asafoetida <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafoetida> when they first burst, but they become inodorous before the petals<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petal>drop. The stamens <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamen> are all bent inwards in bud. The fruit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit> is a large as a small apple<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple>. The wood is white and soft. More details from Indiantreepix Database: *Duabanga grandiflora (syn. D. sonneratioides, Lagerstroemia grandiflora)* *Lythraceae * *DUABANGA, Lampati * Flowering on 16/3/08 at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal; Duabanga grandiflora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duabanga_grandiflora> Duabanga - indiantreepix | Google Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/4b83b2188765e724> Duabanga grandiflora in South China Botanical Garden Herbarium @ efloras.org<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=600&taxon_id=200014669> Tree with fruits/ buds clustered at branch end - indiantreepix | Google Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/aeed3cd35af6451b> 2009/4/12 Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> > Looks like Duabanga to me. > > Regards-- > Ken Greby. > > --- On *Sun, 4/12/09, Amol Patwardhan <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Amol Patwardhan <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:10573] Duabanga? at Namdapha > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 11:57 AM > > > Snapped at Namdapha NP. Is this Duabanga excelsa? I heard from local > guide this name for this plant. > > Regards, > Amol Patwardhan > www.amolpatwardhan.blogspot.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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
