Sorry, forgot to mention the name as Gardenia latifloia Soland. Local name Pendro. A rare beautiful tree distributed sparsely in dry hilly areas of central and western India. The tree is presently in flowers. Regards,
On Apr 10, 1:00 pm, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <[email protected]> wrote: > Medium sized deciduous tree, bark smooth. Leaves opposite, ovate, 10-15 cm, > coriaceous. Flowers sessile, solitary, terminal, 10 cm. Flowers are pure > white and extremely fragrant as they open at night. Small creeping insects > can be seen within flower. The very next day they turn golden yellow, lose > fragrance and attract diurnal pollinators like bees. A crab spider > merged in yellow colour is seen predating on a bee that was attracted by the > golden colour.Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar Sinhagad > RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel91 20 2435 0765.Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > Gardenia.jpg > 128KViewDownload > > Gardenia__1_.jpg > 264KViewDownload
