*Cycas circinalis Indeed the size is a good one !! Tanay * On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:39 PM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote:
> It is also a Red Listed species whose wild population is facing various > kinds of threats. The leaves are collected and used for decoration purpose > during festivals and functions (espl. i hv seen in Karnataka). The apical > (meristam, the growing point of) stem is said to be harvested (so the > naturally slow-growing plant can't grow anymore and eventually die) and sold > in markets for use as medicine (a candidate for the ayurvedic drug 'vidari') > as well as in sago industry. > > When the male cone is mature, the countless spores are dusted in the air. > These spores are allergic to some and the smell is distinctly foetid. So in > the forest, even from quite a long distance, you will be able to know that > the plant is in 'bloom'. > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 1:52 AM, Smilax004 <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes Cycas circinalis. But this is not a palm tree as the subject says. >> It is a Gymnosperm cones under the family Cycadaceae and distributed >> in the forests of the Western Ghats. It is an Endemic plant. >> >> Regards, >> Giby >> >> >> >> On Jun 6, 10:36 am, "R. Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Nice pictures of *Cycas circinalis*, a gymnosperm, with male cone at the >> tip >> > of the trunk. >> > >> > With regards >> > >> > R. Vijayasankar >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:23 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Date/Time : >> > >> > > Nov 09 2008 10.52 AM >> > >> > > Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >> > >> > > Near Singapura, Western ghats, Kerala, 3000 feet, >> > >> > > Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >> > >> > > Rubber estates >> > >> > > Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >> > >> > > Tree >> > >> > > Height/length: >> > >> > > 10-12 feet Approx. >> > >> > > Leaves-type/shape/size: >> > >> > > Pinnate, 1 meter (individual leaf), 5 meters ( frond), >> > >> > > Inflorescence type /size: >> > >> > > - >> > >> > > Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: >> > >> > > - >> > >> > > Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: >> > >> > > - >> > >> > > Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: >> > >> > > - >> > >> > > -- >> > > 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]> >> <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> >> > > . >> > > 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]<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]<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) -- 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.
