Of course yes, in Chennai. It is a common tree in Tamil Nadu. This has lot of medicinal properties. This is one of the sacred trees too in Tamilnadu and found inside the Mylapore Kapaleshwarar temple premises.
On Jan 21, 4:41 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > have anyone saw larger and loftier tree of this *Calophyllum inophyllum?* > *** > * > > > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice catch thanks sharing > > tanay > > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> *Calophyllum inophyllum* मराठी: उंडी > >> Observed on the edges of sea coast. > >> A native evergreen tree from Family :Clusiaceae. > >> The wood is very useful in construction of boats.The oil obtained from the > >> seeds is medicinal as well as used as fuel. > >> 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) > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > > [email protected] > > *Webpages:* > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 09626833911www.careearthtrust.org
