Dear Usha,
Thank You for your appreciative comment. I'm not sure whether they are called 'flying seeds'; When I checked the well known sources (eflora's, kew, daves garden, wiki etc) website I did not get much info on this species Maybe better informed group members can help. Santa as in cruz, Greater Mumbai. Regards, Samir On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Samir ji: wonderful pics, esp the flying seeds??? where is this > santa? as in cruz in bombay? or ana as in california? > > thanks > usha di > ======== > > > > On May 20, 9:38 pm, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tabebuia berteroi (DC.) Britton > > Common Name: Hispaniolan Rosy Trumpet Tree > > Family: Bignoniaceae** ** (Jacaranda family) > > Synonym: Tecoma berteroi > > > > Consider myself very lucky to have got the seed dispersal. Initially I > > thought it was a feather stuck in the foliage! > > > > Please validate. > > > > Regards, > > > > Samir Mehta > > > > Tabebuia berteroi (DC.) Britton @ Santa DSC07216.jpg > > 205KViewDownload > > > > Tabebuia berteroi @ Santa DSC07217.jpg > > 201KViewDownload > > > > Tabebuia berteroi, flower dissected @ Santa DSC07218.jpg > > 215KViewDownload > > > > Tabebuia berteroi, fruit @ Santa DSC07219.jpg > > 210KViewDownload > > > > Tabebuia berteroi, fruit @ Santa DSC07220.jpg > > 212KViewDownload > > > > Tabebuia berteroi, leaf @ Santa DSC07212.jpg > > 199KViewDownload > > > > Tabebuia berteroi, seed dispersal @ Santa DSC07220.jpg > > 195KViewDownload > > > > Tabebuia berteroi, tree @ Santa DSC07223.jpg > > 177KViewDownload
