I think, Anand jee can also refer the book- "*Flowers of Sahyadri*" by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, where he managed find some standards...
On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 12:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a good idea. The standard flower should be common flower and known > by common english name. > A real great effort. > Madhuri > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Anand Kumar Bhatt > *Date*: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:15:20 +0530 > *To*: bindu kapadia<[email protected]> > *Subject*: [indiantreepix:14918] Re: Trees for central India > I have beeen thinking of some standard as used by Dr. Salim Ali in his bird > books. The sizes he mentions are like sparrow-, myna+, pigeon+ and so on. > Can we fix some such benchmark for flower size also? Mr Garg and other > experts will have to be associated in fixing the standard please. > akbhatt > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 5:59 PM, bindu kapadia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nice write up Anandji.But i would apprciate the size and colour of the >> flowers added to your labour. >> I am sure it'll add colour to your article! >> Regards, >> Bindu >> >> >> On 7/24/09, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have made some notes for a write-up titled ‘Beautiful Trees for Central >>> India with Gwalior in Mind’. Comments are welcome. Main reference books are >>> by Pradeep Krishan, Bose and Chaudhury and Shakti Sinha. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Maulsari…….Mimusops elengi >>> >>> WITHSTANDS WATERLOGGING >>> >>> Tolerates shade. Also known as Bakul. A favourite of Gurudev Ravindranath >>> Thakur. >>> >>> Likes warm and moist climate, but found suitable for hot and dry climes >>> as well >>> >>> Propagation by SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Ficus benghalensis var. Krishnae….Krishna peepal >>> >>> Curiosity value >>> >>> Medium sized tree >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Ficus elastica…Indian rubber tree >>> >>> Native to NE India where it can grow as high as a 16 storey building. >>> >>> Original source of natural rubber, later replaced by Para rubber from >>> Brazil >>> >>> 30% of pottedd plants in US are Indian rubber plant. >>> >>> Propagation: CUTTINGS or AIR LAYERING >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Pilkhan or Pakad..Ficus virens >>> >>> Strangler >>> >>> Avenue tree, wind breaker >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Peepal and Bargad ….Ficus religiosa and ficus benghalensis >>> >>> Oldest peepal at Anuradhapur (Srilanka) where a branch of >>> Mahabodhivriksha of Gaya was taken by Ashok’s son in 288 BC. So now this >>> tree is more than 2000 years old. >>> >>> As the tree in Gaya died, a branch from the Anuradhapur tree was planted >>> which prospered. >>> >>> Peepal and bargad considered female and male, and it is said that plating >>> the two together brings good luck to you. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Kanju or Chilbil…Holoptela integriiifolia >>> >>> Large tree. >>> >>> Prop.: SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Nyctanthus arbor-tristis….Parijat/harsingar >>> >>> WITHSTANDS WATERLOGGING >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> Four trees in Hindu mythology have been variously described as >>> KALPAVRIKSHA, namely Parijat, Mandar (Erythrina), ficus benghalensis, >>> kadamba. >>> >>> Paarijat and Mandar came out of sea when it was churned by the gods and >>> demons. Parijat was taken by Krishna for his wife Satyabhama. Then Rukmini >>> insisted on having a similar tree and so Mandar was also taken by Krishna. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Indian Coral Tree…..Erythrina variegata >>> >>> A delicate tree. Very few specimen can be seen in Gwalior. Mohite’s >>> garden had a few, but have been destroyed by insects, possibly termites. One >>> of the trees known as Kalpavriksha. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. *Lagerstroemia speciosa >>> >>> >>> >>> Small tree >>> >>> WITHSTANDS WATERLOGGING >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> *Lagerstroemia thorrelli >>> >>> Smaller bushy tree >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> *L. indica …crepe myrtle >>> >>> Bush >>> >>> CUTTINGS >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Neolamarckia cadamba…Kadamba >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> Native of humid climate of NE, but found adapted to Gwalior climate. Some >>> good specimen at the Tourism Institute. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. *Mitragyna parviflora….Kaim >>> >>> Probably the real kadamba tree associated with Krishna as it is native of >>> Mathura-Vrindavan region. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Acacia auriculiformis, Earpod wattle….vilayati keekar >>> >>> Quick growing, small tree. Has bottlebrush like spikes of yellow flowers. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Syzigium nervosum….Rai Jamun >>> >>> Ripens in Ashadh (June). Lush green large tree. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Mussanda >>> >>> Bush, only pink variety thrives in Gwalior. Not white or red. Likes >>> semi-shade >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Silkworm mulberry …Monis alba >>> >>> A darling of birds because of its fruit. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Phalsa >>> >>> Small dep purple to black berries which are liked by birds. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Khirni…Manilkara hexandra >>> >>> A tall beautiful tree. Edible fruit. Rootstock used for grafting of >>> chikoo. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Mahua….Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia >>> >>> Fast growing, evergreen. >>> >>> ‘Arguably the most valuable of Indian trees’. Flower edible, tribals in >>> the interir eat it as well as distill a liquor from it. Also used by modern >>> distilleries. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Maharukh….Ailanthus excelsa >>> >>> Grows even in towns on its own. Nice tall tree. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Artocarpus heterophyllus…..Kathal >>> >>> An evergreen tree. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Baheda…Terminalia bellirica >>> >>> A local tree. Grows easily. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Kanak champa…Pterospermum acerifolium >>> >>> Beautiful tree. Large atractive leaves. Flowers fragrant, keep their >>> fragrance long after drying. >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Weeping bottlebrush…callistemon citrinus >>> >>> SEEDS, CUTTINGS, AIR LAYERS. >>> >>> >>> >>> Crimson bottlebrush…C. pollandi >>> >>> Smaller tree 3-4 metres. >>> >>> SEEDS, CUTTINGS, AIR LAYERING. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. *Bauhinia variegate >>> >>> Purple flowers fill the trees >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> **Bauhinia X Blakeana >>> >>> The best of bauhinias.Large, deep purple flowers. Developed from an >>> isolated tree found in Hong Kong. >>> >>> Only vegetative propagation possible. CUTTINGS >>> >>> >>> >>> Bauhinia pupurea >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> *Bauhinia variegate ‘Candida’ >>> >>> White. >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> Bauhinia acuminata >>> >>> Bush. White flowers. >>> >>> SEEDS, CUTTINGS. >>> >>> Pruning once a year is good for the plant. >>> >>> >>> >>> B. galpinii >>> >>> Creeper, orange coloured flowers. Likes milder climate. >>> >>> SEEDS. AIR LAYERING. >>> >>> >>> >>> B. tomentosa >>> >>> Bush. Yellow flowers. >>> >>> >>> >>> Almost all the varieties of Bauhinias suit Gwalior climate to the T. A >>> pleasant flower which has not been used much. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Butea monosperma, Flame of the Forest….Palash >>> >>> Frost hardy, drought resistant, TOLERANT TO SALINITY. >>> >>> SEEDS >>> >>> >>> >>> 26. **Tecoma goudichaudi/castanifolia…flowers in bunches >>> >>> Tecoma stans…flowers singly >>> >>> Small tree or large bush. Easily grown. Grows fast. Flowers the next >>> year, almost through the year. Ideal for Gwalior. >>> >>> Needs yearly pruning to keep the tree in shape. >>> >>> SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATERLOGGING. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Adansonia digitata, Baobab tree. >>> >>> Huge tree, lives for maybe 3000 years. Unusually thick trunk at the >>> bottom. Tree reputedly carries 500 liters of water in the trunk. A desert >>> tree brought from Africa by the Portuguese. No specimen in Gwalior, but >>> Indore Residency compound has at least 10 of them which should be more than >>> 100 years old. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. **Floss Silk Tree. Chorisia speciosa. >>> >>> Small tree. Introduced in Delhi on a large scale in 1950s. One of the >>> most beautiful flowering tree which is covered with flowers at a time when >>> there are hardly any garden flowers blooming (October). A white variety is >>> also there. Initially the tree looks like Kapok and is spiny as well which >>> however falls off later. Must try in Gwalior. Single specimen planted doing >>> well. >>> >>> SEEDS SOWN DURING RAINY SEASON. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Semal, Bombax ceiba >>> >>> Large tree. Flowers profusely. Much liked by birds. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Wild almond, Sterculia foetida. >>> >>> Large tree. Pretty copper-cloured leaves before fall. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. *Calliandra >>> >>> Bush, with nice red or pink fluffy flowers. Long and curved billed >>> nectar-eating birds >>> >>> (subird) like the flowers. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. **Tabebuia argentea (yellow) >>> >>> >>> >>> T. avallandae (Dark pink) >>> >>> >>> >>> One of the most beautiful flowering trees. Suited for Gwalior >>> climate. Small tree. Specimen found on the road divider from Padav to >>> Phoolbagh, courtesy an industrialist. A couple of good trees in the Tourism >>> Institute. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. **Polyalthia longifolia ….Ashok >>> >>> Stately shady tree. >>> >>> **P. longifolia ‘Pendula’, Mast tree >>> >>> Gets deshaped if the mast to allowed to grow unchecked. It is prudent to >>> cut them at the top after they attain a certain height. >>> >>> **P. augustifolia…Same as P. longifolia, but a smaller tree. >>> >>> Ashok tree is ideally suited for Gwalior climate. Hundreds of trees can >>> be found in the town, most being Mast trees. Some old specimen can be found >>> in the old High Court building. They must be more than a century old. Some >>> mast trees in the Samadhi of Hardaul in Orchha could easily be 200 years or >>> more. >>> >>> >>> >>> **Should not be confused with Seeta Ashok which is associated with Sita >>> who spent her captivity under *Saraca asoca*. This is another beautiful >>> tree which likes semi shade, and has bunches of beautiful orange-red >>> flowers. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. **Cassia fistula….Amaltas >>> >>> One of the most beautiful native flowering tree. The tree however is >>> nothing to look at, and has to be given support to save it from being >>> twisted. It is drought tolerant, and CATTLE REPELLENT, and therefore can be >>> tried in open areas as well. Strongly recommended for Gwalor. >>> >>> SEEDS. In the wild the long fruit does not open on its own, and jackals, >>> bears, pigs and monkeys help in propagation by eating its flesh and passing >>> the seeds in the excreta. In the nurseries the pod is to be broken manually, >>> and the seed soaked in water overnight. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Cassia javanica >>> >>> Flowers in bunches. Large tree. Tree has to be protected from hot dry >>> winds. Better to plant it with trees which can shield it. Dislikes >>> transplantion. Therefore sow in situ or in polythene bags. >>> >>> >>> >>> *Cassia nodosa >>> >>> *Suitable for saline tract* >>> >>> *SEEDS *should be rubbed against a rough surface to help germination. >>> >>> One good specimen at ‘Saket’ on Gandhi Road. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Spathodea campanulata >>> >>> Suitable for tropical and sub-tropical climate. >>> >>> SEEDS, CUTTINGS, ROOT SUCKERS. >>> >>> >>> >>> 36. Alstonia scholaris…Saptaparni >>> >>> DOES NOT TOLERATE WATERLOGGING >>> >>> Likes moist and warm climate, but has been found growing well in Gwalior. >>> An avenue of Saptaparni can be seen in the Tourism Insitute (IITTM). Has a >>> tendency to send shoots from the bottom of the trunk which should be removed >>> to keep the tree in shape. A beautiful shady tree. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma,Patel, Shah, >>> Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma,Patel, Shah, >> Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! >> >> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
