Janani: I thought it was clear, :) [?] Yes, that's what I am saying I am tracking a few " African Tulip trees " that are within my reach... for a few years not seen any seed pod yet
cheer up usha di On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Janani Eswar <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- Usha di =========== --
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