Forwarding again for feedback from experts for sorting out *Crataeva*species.
2009/5/22 Shaista <[email protected]> > > Hello all > > Today, after a long break, I decided to get back to my flower > business. And I was not surprised when I got confused with the first > species I came across -- Crataeva Magna > > In a few previous threads, there has been some confusion on Crataeva > species(nativity). Look at > > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/cb6ce274e5784293?hl=en&pli=1 > and > > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/ce1dce961771b5a8/dc9cdac0180a726e?lnk=gst&q=Crateva+adansonii&pli=1 > --------- > In the book "An atlas of major flowering trees of India" by > Swaminathan and Kochhar, Crataeva Magna also called C. Religiosa and > C. Nurvala (Commonly known as The Sacred Barna, Garlic Pear, Caper > tree, Bengal Quince) is probably a native of India. The specific > epithet "religiosa" pertains to religion while burvala is the South > Indian vernacular name. It is found either wild or cultivated from > Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Deccan peninsula(western > and eastern ghats). Also it is common in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, > Cambodia, Taiwan, Malay Archipelago and tropical Africa. The tree is > perhaps regarded sacred as it is found planted near muslim tombs, > mosques and graveyards. It is also of religious significance to > certain Hindu sects. > The greenish-white flowers are borne in dense corymbs. Each one has > numerous long, thread-like purple or lilac stamens longer than the > petals, surrounding a swollen ovary raised at the end of a long > slender, thread-like lilac stalk, called gynophore. > -------------- > I am also confused on whether C.Religiosa and C. adansonii subsp. > odora are same :-|. The latter one is there @FOI website...which looks > like C.Religiosa in Swaminathan and Kochhar's book. > They have same common names. And I do not understand the difference > between the two. > > I am not aware of any conclusion of the previous discussions. Can some > expert declare something now? > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
