Hello All, I agree with Satish ji. Looking at flower one will have to think twice to say that the plant is B. ceiba
Common names: Red Silk Cotton Tree / Indian Kapok Tree [English], Shalmali [Sanskrit], Semal [Hindi], Shimul [Bengali], Mullilava [Malyalam], Kondaburuga [Telgu] (Vaidyaratnam PS 1997; Jain Vanita et al. 2007) Spines present on stem / bark are used to cure acne [ some interesting information and also more uses found in the article published in Indian J. of Traditional Knowledge [link = http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/6288/1/IJTK%208(4)%20638-644.pdf ] Here is link to herbarium specimen of B. ceiba in Kew = http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000357884 many regards Ninad B. Raut JRF, WII (D'dun) On Jan 29, 9:57 am, "Pardeshi S." <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Suvarna ji > it is > > Bombax ceiba L. of Family Bombacaceae > Common name: Kate sawar. > > though the colour of petalls are bit different it is the same species. > Regard > Satish Pardeshi > > On Jan 28, 3:23 pm, Suvarna Sarpotdar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > I saw these trees all over the Goa Trek in Dec '09 with peach and cream > > coloured flowers without leaves. > > ID please . > > Suvarna > > > DSC05297.JPG > > 66KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
