Bimal da: that's what I thought, that it was common only in the himalayn foot hills... but I have found it in Bihar, Chhatisgarh , Bengal ....country sides...driving around... and here at eflorathere are examples that it also grows well in the western ghats...
Nice to know... Usha di ========== On Aug 4, 7:26 pm, Col Bimal Sarkar <colbimalsar...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Dear Friend, > In 1967 while coming back from Sikkim to Darjeeling,we > stopped at the bridge on river Teesta.While walking on the road I picked up a > trasparent papery substance and asked a local person about the identity of > the substance.He told me that it is known as CHAMPA . In 1983 Mr Kharto ( > Tibetan instructor ) wanted to know about the tree known as CHAMPA to the > BHUDDHISTS .I could not enlighten him as to me CHAMA was Michelia champaca.It > was in Udhampur(1998),I opened a dry pod of Oroxylum indicum and saw the > papery seeds inside I understood what CHAMPA means to a BUDDHIST.My friend > Sonam told me that Bhuddhist use the pods and the seeds in worship of > Buddha.This tree is very common at this place.It is known as Ullu in Hindi > and Sona in Bangla. > This is what S venkatesh tells about the tree, > > " The tree is conspicuous in the forest when it bears its > scabbard-like fruits which breaks open to release its flat,papery and winged > seeds." > Some of you may not like to receive the images I post.Please feel fre > e to let me know so that I may not burden you with these. > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 > > Oroxylum indicum 1.jpg > 57KViewDownload > > Oroxylum indicum 2.jpg > 112KViewDownload
