I told that already, there is one male and another female plant of double coconut, Lodoicea maldivica. Seems like I missed. Regards Pankaj
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Aarti ji for sharing these pictures. I think i got the id, finally. > > It is nothing but the very famous 'double coconut' palm, > > There is a single female tree in India, growing in the Indian Botanical > Gardens in Kolkata. And the nearest male tree is in Sri Lanka (Peradenia > garden). The scientists in IBG said they have to get pollen from Sri Lanka > when flowers in both the trees are active. > And the pollen have to be dusted over the stigma before it looses its > receptivity. And the viability period of pollen needs to be considered, too. > The experts here are trying their best to get the tree pollinated and get > set fruits. This is the story in 2009 and i don't know the present > situation. > > I wish the scientists all success in their noble endeavors. > > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> At the same Peradeniya Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka. >> >> Aarti > > -- *********************************************** "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
