No they are totally different plants. On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:46 PM, vidyadhar ogale <vkog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is Pseudobombax ellipticum (Shaving Brush tree) a synonym of this plant? > One such specimen exists in V.J.B.Udyan, Byculla, Mumbai. Another dark pink > variety exists in BARC, Trombay. > Dr.Ogale > > > On 8 September 2011 15:49, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> *Pachira aquatica* posted earlier by me..... >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> >> Date: Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:34 PM >> Subject: Pachira aquatica >> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> A small tree observed in Botanical garden of Kolkata on 4th Dec 2010. >> Family : Bombacaceae ? Now Malvaceae. >> Only few digitate leaves seen on one branch. Otherwise it was leafless. >> Bright white flowers with shaving brush like white stamens and yellow >> anthers. >> A lot of sunbirds were having merry time consuming the nectar and >> destroying the flowers. >> It is labelled as *Pachira aquatica*. >> The search results for the same show yellow orange flowers. >> Please validate or give comments. >> Dr Phadke >> >> >
