I think the following may help: As per Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenium, *Adenium* is a genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> of flowering plants<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant>in the family Apocynaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocynaceae>, containing a single species, *Adenium obesum*, also known as *Sabi Star*, *Kudu* or *Desert-rose *.
It is an evergreen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen> succulent<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succulent> shrub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub> in tropical climates and semi-deciduous to deciduous in colder climates, is also dependent on the subspecies or cultivar. Growing to 1-3 m in height, with pachycaul<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pachycaul&action=edit&redlink=1>stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudex>. The leaves<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf>are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots, simple entire, leathery in texture, 5-15 cm long and 1-8 cm broad. *Adenium* is a popular houseplant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houseplant>in temperate regions. 2009/4/22 Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> > A good link on baobab is > http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/adansondigit.htm > Probably it will help you in ID the tree in Kali Badi. > akbhatt > > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Adittya Dharap > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Thankyou for the reply. I am afraid that I differ on the tree being >> *Adansonia >> sp*. >> Am well acustomed to Baobab. It was definately not one. >> Though from my narration it may have appeared so. But this tree did not >> have palmate leaves as in case of *Adansonia digitata*. Secondly - the >> tree is not as large as Baobab can grow. >> The texture and profile of the trunk resembled *Adenium* rather than * >> Adansonia*. >> But Am not sure if *Adenium* can grow that tall. >> >> regards >> Adittya >> >> >> >> >> >> --- On *Sun, 4/19/09, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> From: Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> >> Subject: [indiantreepix:10839] Re: Tree at Kali Shrine Kolkata >> To: "Devendra Bhardwaj" <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected], [email protected] >> Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 9:33 AM >> >> >> Interesting because the Baobab is an African tree and may not have been >> imported more than 500 years back? >> >> However the name Kalpavriksh definitely sounds older than that? >> >> Would like to learn more from you. Also Adittya could confirm if his >> sighting matches the pictures of Baobab which he would have by now glanced >> in google images? >> >> rakesh >> >> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 5:13 AM, Devendra Bhardwaj < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> It May be Adansonia digitata Known as Kalp vriksha. >>> Devendra Bhardwaj >>> >>> --- On *Sat, 18/4/09, Adittya Dharap <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [indiantreepix:10835] Tree at Kali Shrine Kolkata >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Saturday, 18 April, 2009, 7:36 PM >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Recently had been to Kali Mandir - Kolkata. >>> There is a tree in the premises which is worshipped & threaded for >>> fulfilling the wishes. >>> to me, the tree appeared like a variety of *Adenium sp*. The trunk had a >>> large girth & several branches emerging from a point as in *Adenium*. >>> The tree was not in flowering. Had it been in flowering, the >>> identification would have been simple. >>> The trunk had a large girth. *Adenium sp*. grows very very slow.. If my >>> identification is correct, then the tree must be really old. >>> I was observing the tree continuously while we were queued up for the >>> entry in the shrine. The slow moving queue gave me ample time for >>> observation. >>> There was one more astonishing fact, A pair of Red Vented Bulbul had >>> nested on the top floor of the tree. The Bulbuls had found a safest place to >>> breed! >>> >>> Unfortunately I was unable to take any image as photography is prohibited >>> in Kali Mandir. >>> >>> Can any one confirm the identity of the tree? >>> The tree is a real beauty. Would request to share the image if anyone has >>> one. >>> >>> best regards >>> >>> Adittya >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! 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