Thanks for the information Neil ji, which is new to me. Flower opening was in the night on different individuals of this species I have observed so far.
Regards, Giby On 5 August 2011 16:31, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dr. Giby, > In a way you are right, but on point of fact, I have seen more flowers > on the trees than on the ground even in the late evenings when I am > returning to Bombay. > Sending a few of my photographs.... as seen they were all taken in broad > daylight. > Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Fri, 8/5/11, Smilax004 <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Smilax004 <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:76120] Re: Flora of Sahyadri & Konkan - > Dolichandrone falcata > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 5, 2011, 3:40 PM > > > Nice pictures! > The flower opens by 20.00h and abscise by early morning hours. Hence > we wouldn't see flowers on the tree in the day time. > But we get flowers from the ground, beneath the tree, in the day. > > > Regards > Giby > > > > > On Aug 5, 2:54 pm, Rajesh Sachdev > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Name of Species: Dolichandrone falcata > > Common Name: Medshingi > > Family: Bignoniaceae > > Conservation status: Medicinal importance > > Photographed:19th April, 2011 > > Location: Barvi-Murbad Road, Badlapur, Maharashtra > > Habitat Type : Forested Hill Road > > Camera: OLYMPUS SP570UZ > > Lens: OLYMPUS ED LENS AF ZOOM 4.6 - 92 mm, 1:2.8 - 4.6 > > Abundence: Known to be common in subjected region > > > > Dolichandrone falcata (1).JPG > > 53KViewDownload > > > > Dolichandrone falcata (2).JPG > > 73KViewDownload > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
