Bombax insigne !! very rare in bengal but seen few of them tanay On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > This is Bombax insigne. Also this is its flowering season. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Thu, 12/30/10, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:58321] Pseudobombax species > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 9:23 PM > > > I observed many trees of *Pseudobombax *flowering on 22/23 Dec 2010 near > Rajapur Konkan. > I think these are *Pseudobombax ellipticum*. Pl. validate or otherwise. > The trees were totally leafless. Some trees were also spotted in Ambaghat. > *Pseudobombax ellipticum *is a non native tree and originates from Mexico > but observing these trees in large numbers raised a doubt in my mind. Is it > some other species? > Dr Phadke > > > -- *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]
