yes and in 2015 the hindu newspaper had run a story of the success <http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-only-double-coconut-tree-artificially-pollinated/article7310257.ece>
i have seen the tree nothing spectacular when not fruiting so now one/i 😉 needs to keep an eye open when in the garden Thanks Dr Rawat for reminding and Vijaya for the initial story of its rarity. usha di On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting story. Thanks for sharing. > > Dr Satish Phadke > > On 9 April 2016 at 20:38, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Rawat Ji, >> Great reading. >> When I saw these Palm trees in Peradeniya with fruits, I didn't know how >> special and rare they were. >> Regards, >> Aarti >> >> On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Vijayasankar Raman < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Wow! Wonderful!! >>> Thanks Rawat ji for this information and link to the article! It's >>> really a great news...first fruits of the species in India! >>> I am so glad that Dr. Hameed and his team have finally succeeded after >>> long efforts... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 4:01 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Vijayaskankar Ji >>>> Long efforts have fruited now. >>>> Here is the success story published in Current Science: >>>> >>>> http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/110/06/0976.pdf >>>> Regards. >>>> DSRawat Pantnagar >>>> >>>> On Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 11:10:46 AM UTC+5:30, Vijayasankar >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Aarti ji for sharing these pictures. I think i got the id, >>>>> finally. >>>>> >>>>> It is nothing but the very famous 'double coconut' palm, *Lodoicea >>>>> maldivica*. >>>>> >>>>> There is a single female tree in India, growing in the Indian >>>>> Botanical Gardens in Kolkata. And the nearest male tree is in Sri Lanka >>>>> (Peradenia garden). The scientists in IBG said they have to get pollen >>>>> from >>>>> Sri Lanka when flowers in both the trees are active. >>>>> And the pollen have to be dusted over the stigma before it looses its >>>>> receptivity. And the viability period of pollen needs to be considered, >>>>> too. The experts here are trying their best to get the tree pollinated and >>>>> get set fruits. This is the story in 2009 and i don't know the present >>>>> situation. >>>>> >>>>> I wish the scientists all success in their noble endeavors. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>>> Post Doctoral Research Associate >>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>> Thad Cochran Research Center >>>>> University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 >>>>> Phone: +1 662 915 1018 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected] >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> At the same Peradeniya Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka. >>>>>> >>>>>> Aarti >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Vijayasankar >>> >>> ------------------------------------------ >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> Research Scientist >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi, USA >>> >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
