Wow beautiful flowers. It is also called as Delhi Sawar probably because many trees have been planted in Delhi long time back. I had not observed that thorny bark before(My laziness) Adding some of my photographs from Pune.Sorry can't find on my comp. Dr Phadke
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:53 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Malvaceae week 952011-9112011 UD 021 Chorisia speciosa Xeriscape tree > > Dear All: > > > Family: Malvaceae > > Subfamily: Bombacoideae > > Genus: Ceiba > > Species: Ceiba speciosa(A.St.-Hil.) > Ravenna > > Synonym: *Chorisia speciosa* > A.St.-Hil. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Saint-Hilaire> > > Colloqiual names: silk floss tree > A street tree in Arizona, New mexico, Southern California, planted for > Xeriscape ... > > Native of South American continent, is grown in tropic for the Xeriscape, > beautiful flowers, curiosity and because of prolific seed production, may > establish itself in hospitable terrain (this last is my opinion, nobody > seems to have written about it yet! Usha di) …. > > Enjoy > > Usha di > > >
