Thanks Ushadi Ji for showing this new plant On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:57 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote:
> Malvaceae week 0905-9112011 UD 023 Kleinhovia hospita > > Dear All: > > Malvaceae week 0905 9112011 UD 23 Kleihovia hospita > > Family Malvaceae > > Subfamily : Sterculiaceae > > Genus: Kleinhovia > > Species: K. hospita > > Binomial name Kleinhovia hospital L. > > > > I first discovered this native of SE asia in the Horticulture garden.. hort > as we kids called it… it used to be the edge of the carriage drive, now > a black topped car park… it was small them.. now its almost 50 feet > tall.. if I want a full photo I would need to stitch at least 3 frames… > phew.. so I ‘ll just show you the top third to so and absolute bottom…. To > heck with the middle… J… > > > > Flower buds are very small about 7 to 8 mm long… when open they are > about a cm in diameter, seed pods about 2-3 cms across, papery .. seeds > inside do not know much about them because the fallen pods do not seem to > have anything inside … and have not torn any from the tree to tell you > about. > > > > The leaves are very large, the largest I have found on this tree were about > 10 inches long and 9 inches across. > > The sprouts new shoots from it base… > > This tree is somewhat popular in Kolkata for street planting… do not know > if KMC is planting them or individual home owners plant a tree or two of > their choice in front of their homes… they used to in decades past… do not > know now… it grows tall so not a shade tree …. > > Not mentioned in Ayurveda or Ethnobotany of Bengal… so may not be well > known yet.. but in SE asia it is used for killing lice , they apply leaf > juice… has cyanogenic properties… > > > > Enjoy, > > Usha di > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
