This is pretty, and I got confused from the branching patterns..... I think they have some how deliberately entangled the branches during early stages. But very nice and rare pic of this hude plant, which is usually seen in gardens only. Pankaj
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > My picture of the year is of a tree rather than a flower.....Ficus Benjamina. > This huge tree is the largest seen by me at the Royal Botanic Gardens, > Peradeniya, Sri Lanka during a visit there in November,2010. > The entire tree covers an area of half an acre in the gardens and is > still growing. > It was amazing to see such a huge tree. > There are many more rare trees & flora in this garden. > Aarti Khale > -- *********************************************** "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
