Dear Raghu ji, In Konkan region a tree commonly called as 'Kinjal" looks similar to one you had posted. (Check for ... *Bot. name: * *Terminalia paniculata* *Family:* *Combretaceae* ).
best wishes Prashant On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 12:04 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > A vivid dash of colours -Red flowering tree from anaimalai - Request for id > | 21Feb2010AR01 > * > * > */* From our travelogue* > > * > * > * Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp, Anaimalai, Western ghats, Tamil nadu* > * > * > > *The forest path seemed to be getting narrower and narrower and we managed > to stay on course thanks to our driver’s expert handling of the vehicle. > Soon, we were in a valley of sorts and we saw a few elephants here and > there. We had in fact reached the **Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp** and it > was one of the most beautiful settings ever. At one side the Anaimalai > hills, (anai means elephant and malai means hill in Tamil) rose splendidly > in the background half covered by the thick mist that seemed to have > enveloped the entire place . A few elephants were tied to their posts. Some > were drinking water from a stream that ran close by. Inside an open > building, a few people were toiling away preparing a hearty breakfast for > the magnificent beasts. Big square chunks of ragi were being lined up on > which was placed a little salt and jaggery. We watched with fascination as > the elephants made short work of their meal. The elephants, we were told, > are put to work in the sanctuary and two particular tribal communities of > the hills who look after them.The indigenous tribes in this region are the > Kadars, Malasars, Malaimalasars, Pulaiyars, Muduvars and the Eravalars We > came back glad to make our acquaintance with the elephants and the ethnic > communities.* > * > * > **/* > * > * > * > > Date/Time-06 Dec 2009 > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Kozhikkamuthy Elephant camp, Anaimalai, > Top Slip Tamil nadu > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild / Western ghats > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tall Tree > > Height/Length-Quite tall, Approx 50 meter > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- xx/round, Large, > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-red flowers, > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Worshiped by > tribal community > > > * > > Regards > > Sunita / Raghu > > > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/> > . > > -- > 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- 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.
