Forwarding for ID Distributed as Roystonia regia ? <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/arecaceae/roystonea/roystonia-regia> Group discussion at Pune: unknown seeds dropped by birds, pl id (google.com) <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cgWNHb3Bamg>
On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 10:40:59 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > efi page on Roystonea regia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/ar/arecaceae/roystonea/roystonea-regia> > - > Cuban Royal Palm > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Narendra Bhagwat <[email protected]> > Date: 8 February 2016 at 11:23 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:238953] Re: Pune: unknown seeds dropped by > birds, pl id > To: Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > Cc: "J. M. Garg" <[email protected]>, indiantreepix < > [email protected]> > > > Update: I just googled for "Palm Tree Seeds" and bumped on this seed which > looks similar to the one found at my terrace. "Cuban Royal Palm". Please > check. The picture compares both now - the left one at my place and the > right corner found on google. > > Thanks, > Narendra > > > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Narendra Bhagwat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 1. no "palm" tree - the coconut tree I had mentioned is a typical coconut >> tree - no palm >> 2. no natural sprouting seen, but will keep an eye >> 3. have already sowed few seeds a week ago, waiting. including one found >> in bird droppings. >> 4. will try to see the source bird. >> 5. yes, seed size is 7mm. >> Thanks, >> Narendra >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 8:24 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Also >>> if the seeds are dropped >>> there has to be some naturally sprouting in the soil around the tree >>> base or around the tubs of plants in your balcony from the months past.... >>> it would be interesting to uproot some "unknown " sprouted plants and >>> see what's at the junction of the stem and the root system... the round >>> seed's remnants would be a tell tale indication.. >>> >>> worth a look >>> >>> or waiting till monsoon to see if some sprout on their own in soil... >>> >>> usha di. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok >>>> so not job's tears >>>> >>>> Like SHrikant suggests if Cygnus just take some crown / the top of >>>> tree/palm pictures from where you were sitting under it >>>> >>>> and from a distance to show the trunk, height and the crown of this palm >>>> >>>> Just as Nawaqif suggested place a ruler or a pen or even your finger >>>> next to one of the sets of theses seeds for reference of size in new set >>>> of pictures >>>> >>>> can you also get pictures of the birds actually sitting up on the tree? >>>> >>>> nice observation so far >>>> >>>> just finer tuning it would give you and us the answers >>>> >>>> intrigues me >>>> usha di >>>> >>>> ps your newest pic shows them to be about 7 to 8 mm >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Narendra Bhagwat <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here is one i just having the outer peel. >>>>> On 29-Jan-2016 8:50 am, "Narendra Bhagwat" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Some of these are cherry red color, here is today's collected. >>>>>> On 27-Jan-2016 3:29 pm, "Narendra Bhagwat" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Usha Di, >>>>>>> I checked if the seeds have a thru-out small hole, but hole is not >>>>>>> there. I even used a needle to poke and see if its covered etc but no, >>>>>>> no >>>>>>> direct hole anywhere. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, today itself I'll plant few of these seeds and see what comes >>>>>>> out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Another interesting things are that: >>>>>>> 1) birds are throwing these seeds - typically they eat whole thing >>>>>>> including seed and seeds is thrown via dropping. >>>>>>> 2) here its not thru bird dropping - so the fruit what is eaten is >>>>>>> taken to another tree - my house :), here seeds are dropped! >>>>>>> 3) seems kind of rumination - where food is stored, taken to a >>>>>>> distant tree and then eaten slowly. >>>>>>> 4) these seeds must be dropped since long and all over the place - >>>>>>> how come not seen a "tree" coming our from that naturally! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So many angles. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Narendra >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >> >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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