Madhuri ji So called unripe fruit of yours is an inflorescence containing flowers and known as hypanthodium. When ovary ripens and the colour changes, it turns into syconus fruit.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Attaching pics of cut unripe fruit. but I cannot follow the flower > identification. > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> @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 >>> >> >> >
