Hi, Purnima ji,
It's *Ceiba pentandra* (Kapok).
See more details from Indiantreepix Database:
*Ceiba pentandra * *Bombacaceae* *Kapok, True/Singapore Kapok,
Hattian, Safed Semal or Katan,Ceiba, White Silk-Cotton Tree, Moreh
Tera, Pannimaram,
Tellaburaga, Samali, Dudi, Kutashalmali, Shwet Simul * started flowering in
since Jan'08- some last flowers still coming up on 6/4/08- Kolkata; Seen
flowering in Dec. and Jan. & over now (26/2/08) in Pune; Kolkata- March'09; Sh.
Pradip Krishen in his Trees of Delhi says that it flowers in March & lasts
till first half of April. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiba_pentandra Kapok
(Safed Semal/ White cotton silk)- Ceiba pentandra - indiantreepix | Google
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White
Semal ??? - indiantreepix | Google
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Is
this silk cotton - indiantreepix | Google
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Is
this Swet Simul ? - indiantreepix | Google
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ID
Request - from Kolkata - indiantreepix | Google
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long
fruit(Samir Takaochi) - indiantreepix | Google
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Kapok
Tree <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kapok%20Tree.html>
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314...@n00&q=Ceibapentandra&m=tags the
other silk cotton - Kapok - indiantreepix | Google
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2009/5/16 <[email protected]>
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> Im too posting a couple of pics for Id. Birds of different types are
> seen perching on the branches of this tree. Both flowers and fruits
> attract variety of birds.Im keen to verify whether it is a cotton tree
> or not.
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> Thanks - Purnima
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> Quoting Bhalchandra Bhawe <[email protected]>:
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> > Hello,
> >
> > Attaching pics of a cotton tree taken at Pune.
> >
> > Does look like a normal white silk cotton or red silk cotton.
> >
> > Requesting id of the same.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bhalchandra Bhave
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