A correction it is *protandry *
Regards, Giby On 3 November 2011 22:14, Hemant G. Tripathi <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks to everyone for appreciating. **** > > H.S, I am not Dr. Hemant yet…still many more years left…**** > > You are right that *C. indicum *is native to SE Asia. **** > > Male part of the flower i.e. the stamens mature first and this condition > is called as protoandry. **** > > I don’t know if someone has studied it…but I am very sure with such a > huge tube and perfect adaptation to open pollination these plants may not > produce seeds in absence of its pollinator/s…**** > > Thanks everyone…neha ji, dinesh ji, Satish sir, H.S. **** > > ** ** > > -Hemant**** > > * * > > * * > -- 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
