>From a distant view, you could encounter fresh green foliage of this tree alone, in the Dry deciduous forests of Satyamangalam area [March]. Other trees have just shed their leaves and these stand odd now. One of my tracker (a tribal) climbed up and plucked the flowers. I done only photography.
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:35 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar < [email protected]> wrote: > Its great to encounter such a rare tree, it is indeed Shorea. The > fruiting calyx shows 3 unequal enlarged lobes to be Shorea. How do you > reach the flowers of such lofty trees? Any special technique? > > On Mar 12, 3:43 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Name: Shorea roxburghii G. Don. of Dipterocarpaceae* > > > > *Date/Time- 01 Mar 2010 05:00pm* > > > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Satyamangalam RF; ca. 1000msl; in > > deciduous forests > > > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild* > > > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- large tree* > > > > *Height/Length- *up to 20m* > > * > > > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- *10-15cm length > > > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- panicle; 10-15cm length > > * > > > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- *1.5 - 2.5cm across; petals white > > > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > > > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *highly > fragrant > > > > The resin is collected for ritual purpose. > > > > Tamil name: Kungilium; this is also called as Saambrani tree. > > > > -- > > Muthu Karthick, N > > Junior Research Fellow > > Care Earth Trust > > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org > > > > Z 069.jpg > > 240KViewDownload > > > > Z 070.jpg > > 159KViewDownload > > > > Z 075.jpg > > 265KViewDownload > > > > Z 077.jpg > > 277KViewDownload > > > > Z 078.jpg > > 134KViewDownload > > > > Z 092.jpg > > 355KViewDownload > > > > Z 093.jpg > > 136KViewDownload > > > > Z 095.jpg > > 124KViewDownload > > > > Z 096.jpg > > 147KViewDownload > > -- > 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. > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org -- 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.
