Dear Dr Oudhia: I am very disturbed to hear this, but am glad you wrote it.... and I read it... I will add this to my data for why not to plant Gulmohur.. I have been (like the zillion Calcuttans) in love with these flowers and even wrote about that love 20 years ago and published... now as I looks at it carefully and unbiased view....its one of the least useful trees in urban landscape... I wrote a few things about it above, addressed as Dear All.... please read it.. and comment...
Gulmohar is not new to birds in Kolkata, but they do not eat it... whether familiar or not... seeds I guess are just not edible or digestible....its oil content may be purgative or not digested... I do not know... In USA, Australia, some EU countries, some Pacific countries make lists of invasive species and make a plan to eradicate or control them... do we in India have such lists and plans? Protecting native ayurvedic herbs must be a top priority... so this question might get attention.... By the way for last ten years or so I have been reading your essays, notes etc on Botany dot com... very nice, useful... Thanks Usha di on Apr 30, 12:45 pm, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > What are you doing in Forest Dear Gulmohar? © Pankaj Oudhia Till few months > back this hill was rich in Boswellia population. The Traditional Healers > visit to this hill for collection of Boswellia plant parts in bulk but > without affecting its natural population. Now this Hill is under influence > of "Dongar Mafia". There is an effort to capture the hill as well as its > forest in the name of religion. Forest trees are decreasing and Gulmohar > like trees are under promotion. Gulmohar is new tree for birds and other > forest creatures. Hence they are migrating to other places. That's why I am > asking that what are you doing in Forest Dear Gulmohar? You can see > Boswellia tree in background of Gulmohar flowers. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3O3iUGWClQ > > Lady in Red: Gulmohar in Summer-1 © Pankaj > Oudhiahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMB8uQeCM2Y > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Endangered in Madagascar [where it is native]; exotic in India > > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 1:09 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> As it is exotic tree.. how it can be endangered in Wild...???? > > >> -- > >> - H.S. > > >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > >> stone > > > -- > > Muthu Karthick, N > > Care Earth Trust > > #15, second main road, > > Thillai ganga nagar, > > Chennai - 600 061 > > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > >www.careearthtrust.org
