@Gibyji Ok I will try it. Thank You for your guidance. Regards Bhagyashri On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote:
> If you want to see the flowers of *Ficus* you have to split open the figs > at its early-mid stages (mostly before it turns its color). > In bisexual figs the male flowers would be arranged very close to the > ostiole (small opening at the opposite end of the stalk) and the female > flowers are seen at the base towards the stalk. > In some cases you may see only male or female flower in one fig or figs of > an individual (eg. *Ficus tictoria*). > > Regards > Giby > > > > On 20 September 2011 19:16, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Gibyji and Neilji. I have seen a lot of these fruits on the >> tree. It is opposite my house but what I want to see are its flowers . I >> learn that they are within the fruit but the flower should bloom before the >> fruit so why do we not get to see it. Has anyone ? >> Regards >> Bhagyashri >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> This looks like Umber [ Ficus racemosa syn .Ficus glomerata]. The fig is >>> a syconus with the flowers turned outside in. Please read Pradip Kishen's >>> 'Trees of Delhi' pages 321 - 323 to get a proper perspective on the nature >>> of the flowers and pollination process. >>> My photographs are available at this link : >>> >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2559e8cd33f9b853/14ad989a79d02dd0?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Different+Strokes+Neil+Soares#14ad989a79d02dd0 >>> >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Tue, 9/20/11, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:82381] efloraofindia:''For Id 20092011MR1’’ >>> ?Audumbar tree Pune >>> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 10:20 AM >>> >>> >>> Dear members, >>> Is this Audumbar tree with umbars? >>> >>> Has anyone seen the flower of this tree . I learn that the flower is >>> within the fruit. >>> Would like to see the pic if possible. >>> >>> My gardner told me some story that it is very rare to see the flower of >>> this tree. Only blessed people get to se it . It is a huge flower as big as >>> a cart wheel and very pretty? What is this he is talking about or just a >>> myth. >>> >>> Also there is some gum like white thing on the bark. Is it gum? >>> >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >>> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
