Nice Usha Di Tanay On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:20 PM, ushadi Micromini < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you Madhuri ji... > Usha di > ----- > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Madhuri Pejaver > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> What a beauty! A great avenue tree really. Thanks for showing >> Madhrui >> >> On *Mon, 12/9/11, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >> Subject: [efloraofindia:81310] Malvaceae week 0905- 9112011 UD 024 >> Brachichiton acerifolius >> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "Gurcharan Singh" < >> [email protected]>, "Balkar Arya" <[email protected]> >> Date: Monday, 12 September, 2011, 12:21 AM >> >> >> Malvaceae week 0905 9112011 UD 024 Brachichiton acerifolius >> >> >> >> Dear All: >> >> Family: Malvaceae >> >> Genus: Brachychiton >> >> Species: B. acerifolius >> >> >> >> This also called Illawarra flame tree, is from Australia, >> >> But I found it in Sandiego, Souther California , driving past park… >> could stop only for a few seconds… and grabbed these pictures… came home >> took me a while to track down what it was.. this intensely crimson tree is >> not so common… looking through images of hundreds of red flowered tree >> yielded results… it’s a Brachychiton acerifolius… the story ended >> there, I had a beautiful curiosity on my hands, so what… but then I joined >> eflora … and one day Mr Raman submitted one to ID from Bangalore… lo !!!! >> And he even sent me some seeds.. I have planted 6 of these , will update >> when I have something to show … >> >> >> >> In the mean time the thread that helped me /us to see that it also grows >> in India is here: >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/f03d01e57c2c8baf/6d2edcf81d8b4801?#6d2edcf81d8b4801 >> >> Even in Australia I have been told that its widely cultivated… in >> parks….and in San Diego does not seem to have been invasive so far… not seen >> any reports to suggest it is.. >> >> >> >> 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/
