HS good show..... If it really this rare tree... how did it get to India?
on the ocean waves... so the seeds survive the salinity for a year or two??? Now Raghu ji has job to do.. keep an eye on this tree and take photgraphs of the fruit as it develops and then the seeds ... as the fruit falls apart... that way your story of this tree would be complete... Ushja di On Sep 1, 11:20 am, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hura crepitans* > > > > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:06 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Heart shaped leaf base, sharp spines on the trunk, red flower without > > petals, slightly elongated leaf tip draw this tree closer to *Hura > > crepitans* from Euphorbiaceae family (Monkey no-climb or Sandbox tree or > > Dynamite tree.) > > > Reference > >http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Sandbox%20Tree.html > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans > > >https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/92... > > > Regards > > Raghu > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* raghu ananth <[email protected]> > > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Saturday, 20 August 2011 9:26 AM > > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:77672] Flowering Tree for ID from Chennai > > -20Aug2011AR01 > > > *This is a first-time tree sighting. Pls help in identification.* > > * * > > *Date/Time-17 Aug 2011 11:57AM* > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chennai* > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Urban* > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Tree* > > *Height/Length-approx - 35 feet* > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Elliptic,Alternate, 11cms * > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-6-7cms, Red, * > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Bark has thorn > > * > > * > > * > > *Regards* > > *Raghu* > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone
