Ficus bengalensis and F. religiosa are endemic trees of India and would naturally be found in large nos. As such I would not call them invasive. Invasive is a term usually used for exotic plants found outside their natural habitats and which spread rapidly in their new surroundings due to favaourable environment.
--- On Fri, 5/6/09, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> wrote: From: Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> Subject: [indiantreepix:12952] Re: Id Plz To: "Anita Dake" <[email protected]> Cc: "Barry Stock" <[email protected]>, "Devendra Bhardwaj" <[email protected]>, "Smita Raskar" <[email protected]>, "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, 5 June, 2009, 7:12 PM Yes it is an invasive plant. But it is a darling of the birds as the cherry is edible even for humans. it is sweet and addictive (not in the medical sense). One tree hardly makes a difference. Nobody says anything against ficus bengalensis and religiosa in spite of their being invasive. (Have I committed a blasphemy?) The scientific name is Mutingia calabura. akbhatt On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Anita Dake <[email protected]> wrote: Dear All, A friend of mine recently has advised me not to plant Singapore Cherry. According to his opinion it is very invasive and does not let other species grow. That hampers the biodiversity. Is it true? Advice please. Anita On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Barry Stock <[email protected]> wrote: (Muntingia) calabura -bs On May 25, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Devendra Bhardwaj wrote: Mutangia calabura --- On Mon, 25/5/09, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: From: Smita Raskar <[email protected]> Subject: [indiantreepix:12623] Id Plz To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 25 May, 2009, 8:11 PM Hello Its evergeen perenial plant i wish to know its scientific name thanx Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter now! -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://cricket.yahoo.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
