Pankaj ji, are the fruits edible? I have seen the fruits sold by tribals near Dombivli railway station.
Regards, Mani. On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > *Aesculus indica.* > *Pankaj* > * > * > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:52 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. >> >> Earlier relevant feedback: >> *“Is it from is from Anacardiaceae? >> *regards, >> Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune” >> >> >> *“Aesculus by any chance? Family Sapindaceae. >> *Pankaj” >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> >> Date: 8 August 2010 11:13 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:43738] Fruiting tree for ID from Jaipur forest | >> 08Aug10AR01 >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> Leaf size 30cms approx >> Petiole -40cms >> Leaf edge entire >> Palmate - 7 leaves >> >> Date/Time : >> >> 18/Jul/2010 10.49AM >> >> >> >> Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >> >> >> Joypur (Jaipur) forests, Naharkatia, 75 kms from Dibrugarh, Assam, >> >> >> >> Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >> >> Wild, Sub tropical wet evergreen forests. >> >> >> >> Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >> >> Tree, >> >> >> >> Height/length: >> >> 15 feet approx, >> >> >> >> Leaves-type/shape/size: >> >> /Green color/Acuminate/ >> >> Leaf size 30cms approx >> Petiole -40cms >> Leaf edge entire >> Palmate - 7 leaves >> >> >> >> Inflorescence type /size: >> >> >> >> - >> >> >> >> Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: >> >> >> >> No flowers >> >> >> >> Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: >> >> >> >> Spherical/brown/7-10cmscms >> >> >> >> Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: >> >> >> >> - We could see three such trees. >> >> - This is a low light photograph on a rainy day >> >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each >> image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 members & >> 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 species on >> 31/8/10) >> >> > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
