I love those balloon like fruit pods. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >
