Really an interesting plant Gurcharan Ji, completely new to me thanks for sahring Regards Tanay
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ficus binnendijkii 'Alii' from Delhi. Must have seen this plant earlier > also and passed it off as Salix or Polalthia. Today I noticed terminal > elongated bud scales that reminded of Ficus and cut leaf oozed milky latex. > It turned out to be Ficus binnendijkii cultivar Alii. Interestingly when I > had final confirmation of identification from Trees of Delhi by Pradip > Kishen, I read similar observation: "not easily recognised as fig tree until > you notice its leaf-buds and milky latex". He further wrights: "This is a > patented, man-made hybrid, introduced recently into India as indoor plant, > but it does well outside too....does not seem to produce figs in Delhi" > > I will be on lookout to see if it produces inflorescence (figs) and > post it, till then only vegetative plant. > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > -- > 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. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- 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.
