Considering the image with leaves that is available online by the same person (Vijay Anand Ismavel ji) who posted this picture, this is most probably *Dipterocarpus turbinatus. *More details would be helpful for further clarification. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivijayanand/5675611224/
Regards, Giby On 23 November 2011 18:20, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “This *could be Dipterocarpus turbinatus*. > > http://www.floracafe.com/Popup.aspx?Img=photogallery/Dipterocarpus%20turbinatus%20Ft%20Dsc02684.jpg&Id=1084 > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman” > > “The plant uploaded by Vijay ji has two wings, *characteristic of > Dipterocarpus* (fruiting calx free from ovary; stipules large) *and > Anisoptera* (fruiting calyx adnate to fruit; stipules small). > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > "I have attached a photo of Gyrocarpus asiaticus? to some extent the > winged seeds are look like of D. t. ! > -- > B. Rathinasabapathy" > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Vijay Anand Ismavel <[email protected]> > Date: 18 April 2011 22:40 > Subject: [efloraofindia:67472] Winged Seed ID help > To: Indian Treepix <[email protected]> > > > We have a few tall trees with these seeds which come twirling down when > they are ripe. The flowers are white with pink stripes. > > Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam > > Date; 14th May 2010 > > Equipment: Nikon D70 with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1740 members & > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- 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
