Nice one .. I appreciate that you posted the bark of the plant which more unique than flowers for me at least. Tanay
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:59 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > not like you though.... > > thanks for appreciating ... may be I'll want to go on some shooting trips > with you and Garg ji... > > Usha di > === > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ... and great photography too !! >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ... beautiful flower ... not yet lucky to get to it. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:18 PM, ushadi Micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Satish ji: thorns are for storing water. I have noticed some of the >>>> sheemul trees which usually are supposed to have thorns... do not have >>>> them >>>> ... may e be they are watered regularly and do not need these storage >>>> tanks... trees have brains that are used instantly in time... not just >>>> natural selection as Darwin proposed... but I suspect just like humans.. >>>> animals and plants make intelligent choices... and learn to adapt in their >>>> own lifetimes and pass on the knowledge gained in genes and some other >>>> vibrational modality.... >>>> >>>> Life science are soooo interesting.. >>>> >>>> yes add them here when you find your picture of Delhi trees, would love >>>> to see them.. >>>> >>>> Usha di >>>> >>>> ======= >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/

