It is indeed a rare species. You can publish a short note on this species. It is very poorly known in South India. Recorded in cultivation from Indian Botanic Garden Kolkata and Andamans. If you need references, contact me. T. Chakrabarty.
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:28 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Mischodon%20-%20Thampanai%20Tree/Thampanai%20Tree.html > > Thampanai is a rare and little known species of tree peculiar to the > island of Sri Lanka and South India. It is described as a long leathery, > linear-oblong obtuse-leaved tree. Spolia Zeylanica (1909, p 153) says that > this tree occurs sparingly by the rivers. The tree may grow up to 30-40 > feet high. Its wood, pink or pinkish white in colour, is moderately hard > and is used for building. The wood also is said to be durable in water. The > tree sprouts twice a year in February and in September and the young > foliage is brownish red in color. > > Raman > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
