I have one about a block from my home... in april the road is strewn with the banana peel flower... people collect them to dry and put in cupboards... why donot know ... no scientific basis Usha di forgot to tell you... your flower is in its prime... wonderful...
On Sep 8, 9:01 pm, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > Common Garden tree here also > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Pterospermum acerifolium * (L.) Willd. > > > - *ter-oh-SPER-mum* -- from the Greek *pteron* (wing) and *sperma*(seed) > > *a-ser-ih-FOH-lee-um* -- referring to leaves like that of maple tree > > > [image: Muchukunda (Sanskrit: > > मुचुकुन्द)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > Jul 16, 2008 along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: bayur tree, dinnerplate tree, maple-leaved bayur > > tree, maple-leaved lancewood, torch tree • *Assamese*: moragos • *Bengali*: > > মুচুকুন্দ mucukunda • *Hindi*: कनक चम्पा kanak champa, मुचकुन्द muchkund, > > पद्म पुष्प padma pushp, परिव्याध parivyadh • *Konkani*: श्रीपाद shripad > > (for *P. diversifolium*) • *Malayalam*: ചെറുകൊന്ന cerukonna, മലഞുടലി > > malanjutali • *Marathi*: कर्णिकार karnikar • *Oriya*: mushukundo • * > > Sanskrit*: कर्णिकार karnikar, मुचुकुन्द muchukunda • *Sikkim*: hathipaila > > • *Tamil*: வெண்ணங்கு vennangu • *Telugu*: matsakanda > > > *Native to*: India, Myanmar > > > - [image: Maple-Leaved Bayur > > tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... > > Jul 16, 2008 along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra > > - [image: Muchkund (Hindi: > > मुचकुन्द)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... > > Dec 26, 2007 at Esselworld, Mumbai > > - ... more views: > > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Pterospermumacerifol... > > > Regards. > > Dinesh > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964
