Dear All, Thank you for identification. Especially, Dinesh Valke who provided first hand hint, which was followed by Barry Stock and Ajinkya Gadave with reciprocal picture. Its is Pachira aquatica. Some useful information on it (compiled from various sources on the net):
1. Common name: Guyana Chestnut 2. It is naturally found along estuaries and lakeshores in the tropical rainforests of Mexico, Central and South America. In their native terrain, they can achieve heights of 100 feet or more, growing quickly in wet weather and developing thick buttresses to support themselves. 3. Fruit is quite a big size, and seeds are edible. Eaten either raw or cooked, taste like ground nuts. 4. It can easily be propagated from seeds or by air layering of soft wood cuttings. Personal observation: First 3 flowers withered without any sign of successful pollination. I have hand pollinated 1 flower on the morning of 30 Jun. Tomorrow I will check for the success. Will also try air layer and cuttings for rooting. Thanks all again. Regards, Naresh Pancholi On Jul 1, 6:32 pm, Naresh Pancholi <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > In a garden at Vapi, Gujarat this tree was on a flower. Help is required to > identify this tree. > Naresh Pancholi > > unknown tree-1.jpg > 150KViewDownload > > unknown tree-2.jpg > 108KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
