This look like pod of Stereospermum chenoloides (name Shatawari may be because roots are used in Dashmoolas)
But definately not Radermachera...... its pod is quite long and cylindrical regards, On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 4:49 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “This *could be Stereospermum colais* (Paadhiri in Tamil). Pictures of > leaves may help to confirm. > There must be some confusion about the local name Shathawari, which > actually refers to Asparagus, as you know. > > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman” > > > > “These are the pods & seeds of *Kharsing [Radermachera xylocarpa]*sometimes > called 'Bullock's Horns'. > Regards, > Neil Soares.” > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> > Date: 8 April 2011 23:56 > Subject: [efloraofindia:66748] 08-04-11-PR for ID-Konark > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > I visited the Konark Temple, Orissa, in Jan 2009 and saw an avenue of some > trees leading to the famous temple. Some guides there told me that the trees > were of a white , scented flower called "Shathawari". > There were no flowers on the trees then but I picked up a few seed pods > with some seeds which I have photographed now. > Please help me id them. > Btw, most of the trees I saw on the streets of Bhubaneshwar were strange to > my Chennai eyes. > Regards, > Padmini Raghavan. > > > > -- > 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 1630 members & > 73,000 messages on 30/6/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 5000 species) > > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
