Nice picture! I love to see this tree with straight long trunk in the evergreen forests.
Regards Giby On 8 September 2011 18:24, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Pterygota alata * (L.) Willd. > > - ¿ *ter-ee-GO-tow* ?-- from the Greek *pterygotós* (winged) > *a-LAY-tuh* -- winged > > > [image: Sterculia > alata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F749182912%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeCbd-G7gwLhLrsxFmgma03HS17lQ> > Jul 7, 2007 in Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai > > > *commonly known as*: buddha coconut • *Assamese*: tula • *Bengali*: buddha > narikel • *Kannada*: kolugida • *Malayalam*: porila • *Marathi*: करवटी > karvati • *Tamil*: கொடைத்தோண்டி kodaittondi > > *Native to*: India, south-east Asia > > > > - [image: Sterculia > alata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F749182606%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzduIxOXRKiNb895G6jyu-8e93gS2A>... > Jul 7, 2007 in Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai > - ... more views: > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Pterygotaalata&m=tags > > > > Regards. > Dinesh -- 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
