Thanks Viplav Ji for sharing these uncommon pics with interesting information...
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 11:20 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > > An uncommon instance of *Pisonia alba* in flower. It is a very popular > ornamental in Mumbai but is seldom seen flowering / fruiting. Clicked today > morning in a traffic island in South Mumbai. > > It is intriguing to note that G. Carstensen, the Danish superintendent of > the Victoria Gardens in Mumbai, remarked upon the distinctive appeal of > this tree way back in 1890. In a meeting of the Bombay Natural History > Society on 3rd December 1890, he gave a talk on the gardens of Bombay and > had some flattering things to say about this tree: > > "The most striking tree of our gardens is perhaps the Lettuce-tree (*Pisonia > alba*), which cannot fail to attract attention by the splendid effect of > its bright yellow foliage, nowhere I believe so perfectly developed as in > Bombay". - G. Carstensen, *Bombay Gardens*, p. 410, Journal of the Bombay > Natural History Society, Vol. V, 1890. > > Best wishes, Viplav > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
