Hi, Vikram ji, May be the following is of some use: Ficus benghalensis <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/moraceae/ficus/ficus-benghalensis>
On 16 December 2014 at 17:33, vikram jit singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mr. Garg, > > Could you please assist in securing an answer from botanists specalising > in trees to my query below on F.krishnae's peculiar leaf curl. from experts > on trees. > > > *Does the curl in the leaf perform some function for the tree or is it > merely a genetic mutation?* > > I have not found an answer to this question in whatever literature I have > read on this tree. > > > > Thanks. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: vikram jit singh <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 7:24 PM > Subject: A RELATED QUERY ON FICUS KRISHNAE DC > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg" < > [email protected]> > > Dear Members, > > I would be grateful if anyone could provide an insight into the > characteristic curl of the Ficus Krishnae's leaves. > > > *Does the curl in the leaf perform some function for the tree or is it > merely a genetic mutation?* > > Best wishes, > > Vikram Jit Singh > > Golf Columnist and Wildlife Correspondent: > > *The Times of India* at Chandigarh. > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Vikram-Jit-Singh.cms > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/first-record-of-migratory-red-breasted-goose-from-sub-continent/article1-1196591.aspx > > Columnist and writer for: > > *The Hindustan Times* > > > *http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/turtles-o-my-gosh/article1-1274366.aspx > <http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/turtles-o-my-gosh/article1-1274366.aspx>* > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/salim-points-the-way/article1-1234760.aspx > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/a-dear-friend/article1-1227142.aspx > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/rain-bird-is-here/article1-1229553.aspx > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/a-lady-s-snake-poem/article1-1198994.aspx > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/luv-s-april-phool/article1-1207494.aspx > > The Daily Post > > > http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=111456&boxid=59264&uid&dat=2014-07-22#.U83YA23eaUw.facebook > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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/d/optout.
