Dr. Santosh Thank you so much for the information about the genera
in Caesalpiniaceae also including the 'handkercief' plant.An apt name
.When we had first moved here i was puzzled by the number of 'rags'
on this tree! I have pics of A. nobilis,Saraca asoca -with flowers &
leaves which i will post later.Both leaves & flowers are so beautiful!
Regards
Ranjini Kamath
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Ranjini Ji,
>
> Thanks for posting the picture of a 'handkerchief plant'. There are a few
> genera in Caesalpiniaceae family are known by this common name because the
> young foliage look like similar to handkercheif. The genera such as Brownea,
> Saraca, Humboldtia, Amhertia etc belong to such group. I think your
> photograph represents Brownea coccinea only.
>
> Santhosh
>
> 2009/10/23 ranjini kamath <[email protected]>
>>
>> Am confused about the ID of this flower/tree.I've been told this is
>> Brownea rosea.Is this a Saraca species? The leaves grow the same
>> way.Pic taken near residence,Bangalore-27-09-09.
>> Thank you.
>> Ranjini Kamath
>>
>> >>
>
>
>
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> SANTHOSH
> ------------------------------------------
> Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar
> Tropical BOtanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode
> Thiruvananthapuram-695562
> Kerala
> India
> www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com
>
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