Thanks, Taffazull ji -- With regards, J. M. Garg On Sun, 29 Jan, 2023, 11:36 am [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear members, > Am posting photos of the shrub wintersweet (*Chimonanthus praecox*)which > is becoming popular in lawns of homes in Srinagar. > Habitat: Cultivated. In gardens and lawns > Habit: Shrub with a woody stem 3-4 m high. > Family: Calycanthaceae native to China > It is deciduous and sheds all its leaves in autumn. Around the last week > of January it starts flowering and the pale yellow waxy flowers borne in > profusion remain till early March. The inner tepals have purplish red > bases. The flowers are very fragrant and to me their fragrance seems very > similar to that of Narcissus flowers'. In light breeze a single tree can > fill a moderate sized lawn with its fragrance. > For members who like myself are fascinated by the shape of pollen grains I > have also posted pictures of its pollen seen through a microscope. The > pollen is peculiar in that it seems spherical when seen in polar view but > appears elongated in equatorial view. Experts have used SEM images of its > pollen to distinguish between its different cultivars. > Regards > Taffazull > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/81007323-a876-44c7-9762-ae9a0b28ac64n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/81007323-a876-44c7-9762-ae9a0b28ac64n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAjXM1dZMb_PhfOcLB33GdYPQ_TdsGzdNy91Xn0xmpSVQ%40mail.gmail.com.
