Thanks Tanay, As I started to write it, your earlier comments and my response came up ... so, thanks to you this became so elaborate....
Usha di ==== On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 6:05 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice write up to clear the doubts > Thanks Usha Di > Tanay > > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:04 PM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> you think so? >> The fruit capsule is sooooo much smaller though ... >> gosh... >> :) >> Usha di >> ======= >> you us this late? >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Madhuri Pejaver >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Could see the vultures and the Sterculia fruit adopted the shape of >>> vulture. >>> Madhuri >>> >>> --- On *Sun, 11/9/11, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>*wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:81306] Malvaceae week 0905 - 9112011 UD 032 >>> Pterygota alata and 033 Pterygota alata var irregularis >>> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "Gurcharan Singh" >>> <[email protected]>, "Balkar Arya" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sunday, 11 September, 2011, 11:37 PM >>> >>> >>> Malvaceae week 0905 - 9112011 UD 032 Pterygota alata and 033 Pterygota >>> alata var. irregularis >>> >>> >>> Dear ALL: >>> >>> >>> Submitting an interesting tree and its variant … >>> >>> >>> Family: Malvaceae >>> >>> >>> Subfamily: Sterculioideae >>> >>> >>> Genus: Pterygota >>> >>> >>> Species 1: Pterygota alata >>> >>> 2: Pterygota alata var. irregularis >>> >>> >>> >>> These trees grow very tall, have the typical sterculoid leaves… and >>> both develop the seed pod that’s called the Boddha’s coconut … >>> >>> >>> >>> #1: , the regular p. alata happens to be deciduous….looses all its >>> leaves, being the tallest it provides a look out perch for the vultures… >>> >>> >>> >>> After some years of dwindling number they had disappeared for a few >>> years… reappearing to nest in the victoria memorial gardens in Kolkata… >>> and vicinity… >>> >>> And they used to perch on three pterygota alata trees we have there… we >>> use to go and count through the seacon.. to assure ourselves that they were >>> there to stay… >>> >>> They are in figure 6 and 7… towards end of spring in April. >>> >>> >>> >>> #2 : The most interesting Pterygota is the PAGLA gachh… or the mad >>> tree… so called because None of its leaves match each other, each one >>> is different… >>> >>> And its not deciduous… you’ll notice in the pictures that 20 percent or >>> so leaves are turning brown… ready to fall… >>> >>> These digital pics are from 2007 fig 1, 2) and 2011 (fig 3 and 4) all >>> from the Hort gardens… see the label /Placard has changed… and fig number 5 >>> is from Kolkata Bot G, beginning of summer each. >>> >>> >>> >>> 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/ > > >
