Hi, Agree with Rajdeo Singh. This is the Bonfire tree [Firmiana colorata] locally called Kaushi / Bodula. Regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Thu, 4/7/11, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:55947] Pl Identify vskid3 To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> Cc: "Vinayak Sharad Kulkarni" <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 3:52 PM Resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback: Rajdeo ji......................................I think its Firmiana colorata from Sterculiaceae. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vinayak Sharad Kulkarni <[email protected]> Date: 6 December 2010 10:46 Subject: [efloraofindia:55947] Pl Identify vskid3 To: [email protected] Date/Time- 28th August 2010, 16:30:00 Location- Karnala near Mumbai, Maharashtra, Altitude: Above sea level Habitat- Wild Plant Habit- Tree Height/Length- Big tree (approx 80ft+) Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- large leaves look like Maple leaves Inflorescence Type/ Size- no idea Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- not seen Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- nil -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1580 members & 66,000 messages on 30/3/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 4500 species)

