Okay...thanks for the correct ID of the flower... but the yellow Delonix and Caesalpinia look very similar....isnt it??
Shantanu : ) On Sep 9, 2:12 am, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Caesalpinia pulcherrima for me too > Tanay > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I even thought of Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava even before looking > > at the reply of Kenneth. Delonix is a tall tree, whereas caesalpinia is > > mostly a shrub or small tree. > > > * > > -- > > 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/ > > * > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> This looks more like Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava, rather than > >> Delonix. > >> Shots of the entire plant would be helpful. > > >> Regards-- > >> Ken. > > >> ------------------------------ > >> *From:* Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com> > >> *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > >> *Sent:* Wed, September 8, 2010 8:30:09 AM > >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:46913] Delonix regia var. flavida > > >> Hi > >> sharing snap of the Yellow variety of Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia var. > >> flavida )...commonly called Gulmohar. > >> Although it is endemic to Madagascar....it is widely grown in India as an > >> avenue tree. > >> We call it Radha-choora in Bengali....as the red Gulmohar is called > >> Krishna-choora. > > >> regards > >> Shantanu :) > > -- > *Tanay Bose* B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc (Gold Medallist) > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
