Dear All: come to think of it.... MANY trees set flowers and fruits on its trunk directly.... some that come to mind right here are:
Cocoa or Theobroma cacao Jackfruit or kathal or Artocarpus heterophyllus Calabash or Crescentia cujete Cannonball tree or Couroupita guianensis Devphal or Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex Trécul and this... Jaboticaba... or Myrciara cauliflora.... Usha di ============= On Jun 16, 10:34 am, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Well i GOOGLEDit and the information seems to be true. > Its known as *Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O.Berg* ” from Shweta ji. > > “very interesting Sushmita jee *i think this belong to the family > moraceae* same as ficus infectoria or ficus glomerata > hari shankar lal” > > "Thanks a lot for sharing the pics and information. A nice piece of > research it seems. > *Myrciaria cauliflora* as the name suggests cauliflora means "flowering > on the stem". > Regards > Pankaj" > > “Appears to belong to the Flacourtia genus. *May be Flacourtia jangomas*” > from Neo ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> > Date: 1 March 2011 11:29 > Subject: [efloraofindia:63856] The JABUTICABA tree > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > Hello all, > sharing a forward I have received. I have not done any research to verify > this. Strange forwards do come our way. It will be great to know from > experts whether this is real. > Thank you. > Sushmita Jha > > Jabuticaba ? > The Tree that Fruits on its Trunk > > No, this is not a belated April Fool?s prank. They look as if they may have > been pinned there by an overenthusiastic gardener to impress the neighbors, > but the fruit of the Jabuticaba really does grow off the trunk of the tree. > Otherwise known as the Brazilian Grape Tree, this plant is native to South > America, notably Paraguay , Argentina and (obviously from its name) > mostly from Brazil . The fruit, a succulent looking purple color, can be > plucked and eaten straight from the tree. > > It is also a popular ingredient in jellies and is also juiced to make a > refreshing summer drink. What is more, it can be fermented and made into > wine and strong liquor. After three days off the tree the fermentation will > begin, so sometimes, there is no choice; honestly. > > If you want one of these in your garden, then you have to be patient. The > tree takes an age to grow, but once it reaches maturity it is worth it. > However, it has proven to be very adaptable and, although it prefers moist > and slightly acid soils, it will even grow well in an alkaline type soil. > > The flowers themselves appear on the tree at most twice a year ? *naturally > *. They look like some strange alien creature that has deposited itself on > the trunk and branches. The habit of flowers doing this makes them > cauliflorous. Instead of growing new shoots, these plants flower direct from > the woody trunk or stem. > > You might ask why it is this way. The simple answer is that it has evolved > in this manner so that animals that cannot climb very high can reach it, eat > it and then expel the seeds away from the parent tree to further propagate > the species. > > If the tree is well irrigated then it will flower and fruit all the year > round. The fruit itself is about four centimeters in diameter and has up to > four large seeds. As well as being used as food, the skins can be dried out > and used to treat asthma and diarrhea. > > If your tonsils are swollen you can also use it to try and alleviate the > inflammation. It is also hoped that the tree will be useful in the fight > against cancer, as several anti-cancer compounds have been found in the > fruit. > > Altogether a useful tree, if a slightly strange looking one > __,_._,_ > > -- > 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 1600 members > & > 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia > website:https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database > of > around 5000 species) > > > > ATT00010.jpeg > 147KViewDownload > > ATT00005.jpeg > 120KViewDownload > > ATT00006.jpeg > 66KViewDownload > > ATT00004.jpeg > 230KViewDownload > > ATT00008.jpeg > 222KViewDownload > > ATT00007.jpeg > 63KViewDownload > > ATT00002.jpeg > 135KViewDownload > > ATT00009.jpeg > 91KViewDownload > > ATT00003.jpeg > 87KViewDownload > > ATT00001.jpeg > 116KViewDownload
