Yes Pterygota alata, I first saw this tree in Indian Botanic garden as this plant has no prefect leaf shape hence its called a mad tree Tanay
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > This is Pterygota alata 'diversifolia' also called the 'Mad Tree'. > Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Mon, 12/20/10, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:57518] 201210-PR -For ID-Chennai. > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 11:05 PM > > > Please help me id the tree whose varied leaves I have photographed. > Photography is not permitted in the Agri-hort garden, hence I have snapped > some of the fallen leaves. > Someone has given me a hint that the leaves belong to a tree called the > "Mad Tree" , SOMETHING diversifolia. > Please help me identify the "SOMETHING" > Thanks, > Padmini Raghavan. > > > -- *Tanay Bose* 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) [email protected]
