Hi Ushadi, Quoting from your mail: "*It is claimed that seedpods develop, but I have not seen any on trees I track…. " *Sorry for being a little confused but are you saying that you haven't as yet seen any seed pods on any Spathodea tree?
On 16 January 2013 16:52, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Grgji > thank you > its distinctly different from our daily citings of Shalik..i'll want to > see it soon > usha di > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 9:57 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Ushadi, >> Gang shalik / Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) as per link: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsbynabarunsadhya/4466803142/ >> >> >> >> On 13 January 2013 06:58, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Garg ji:please thank Shukla for her information.... >>> for wonderful feedback and new information. >>> Rudra palash I knew about (thanks for the link, would be handy in >>> future), but did not know that parrots come to it, will surely try to plant >>> a few in my neighborhood in south 24 paraganas that used to be habitat-ed >>> by parrots , but no more, want to bring them back ... we need food they eat >>> and tree with hollows where they can nest... so this will at least get us >>> one more tree that they eat from I guess. >>> >>> one question: what is Gang shalik? any other name? >>> Usha di >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> A reply: >>>> "Thank you Usha di for your beautiful*Spathodea campanulata*. This >>>> plant you can also found inside the Salt Lake Stadium and Eastern Bypass >>>> and also on the road side of Hedua park-Scottish Church college area of >>>> North Calcutta. The flowers are quite similar in colour with *Butea* * >>>> monosperma* (Lam.) Taub. of Fabaceae ( *Palash*in Bengali). The most >>>> interesting thing is that Rabindranath Tagore renamed this flower as >>>> “*Rudra >>>> Palash*” in Bengali (http://pathabhavanpraktoni.net/main/?p=2320). In >>>> Shantiniketan children called this “*Pichkiri**phul*” (pichkiri means >>>> spray) as they played *Holi* with this flower!! Many birds like >>>> Parrots, *Shalik*, *Gang* *Shalik* also passionate about this flower >>>> and they often visit this tree during its blooming. ****** >>>> Regards, >>>> **Sukla"** >>>> >>>> On 8 January 2013 03:24, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> *Spathodea campanulata * >>>>> >>>>> * * >>>>> >>>>> *These pictures are of a tree from a CIT Road Calcutta >>>>> neighbourhood school yard* >>>>> >>>>> *Originally from Central Africa, the African tulip tree was brought >>>>> to India in early 1900s . >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> * >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> *In Bengal it achieves great height and girth, flowers profusely and* >>>>> >>>>> * put up a spectacular show from January to about April, flowers >>>>> remain even >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> *when the foliage develops fully. >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> * >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> *It is claimed that seedpods develop, but I have not seen any on >>>>> trees I track…. >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> * >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> *Seeds in Africa were said to be fermented to produce poison for >>>>> hunting arrows!!!* >>>>> >>>>> * >>>>> -- >>>>> Usha di >>>>> ===========* >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species >>>> * & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members >>>> & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>>> of more than 7500 species). >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members & >> 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 7500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > > > > -- Janani Eswar Rooting to Heal www.artyplantz.com www.facebook.com/ArtyPlantz --
