Well said Gurcharan ji. Delonix and Spathodea are "Flame of the Street" in India.
regards Pankaj Oudhia On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > All three as I have idicated above > > Delonix regia > Butea moospermna > Spathodea camnpaulata > > http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8177 > > http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?13400 > > http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?35209 > > http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/spat_cam.cfm > > > http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/SpathodeaCampanulataafricantuliptree.pdf > > Please note that Delonix regia and Spathodea campanulata are Trpocal > frican trees and not Indian native trees, so there is no reason to stress > that they can't be called as Flame of the Forest trees. They are as > important for these countries as Butea monosperma is for us. > > > -- > 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 Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 7:01 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Even i guess Flame of the forest is Butea monosperma and not Delonix >> regia (Fire of the forest).. >> >> Spathpdea refers as Bell flowers >> >> regards, >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:20 PM, ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That's why binomial names are soooooo important.... >>> >>> usha di >>> ======== >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Promila ji >>>> There are three trees with the same common name *flame-of-the-forest* >>>> >>>> Delonix regia >>>> Butea monosperma >>>> Spathodea campanulata >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 5:58 PM, promila chaturvedi < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think Palash-Butea monosperma is known as flame-of Forest. May be I >>>>> am wrong. >>>>> Promila >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Complete set of Pics Sir >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > Gurcharan ji, >>>>>> > very beautiful flowers. The best I have seen so far. I do not know >>>>>> the tree >>>>>> > that I have gets flowers which have a orange shade . I like more >>>>>> the ones >>>>>> > you have posted bright red. Thanks for sharing >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> nice pics,, >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Ushadi micromini >>>>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> very nice >>>>>> >>> usha di >>>>>> >>> ====== >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> On Dec 9, 7:56 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>> > *Delonix regia* (Bojer) Raf., Fl. tellur. 2:92. 1837 >>>>>> >>> > syn: *Poinciana regia* Bojer >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Common names:flamboyant, flame-of-the-forest, flametree, >>>>>> >>> > peacock-flower, royal >>>>>> >>> > poinciana >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Large deciduous tree to 20 m with bipinnate up to 55 cm long >>>>>> leaves; >>>>>> >>> > pinnae >>>>>> >>> > 12-20 pair, leaflets 20-30 pairs, up to 10 mm long, oblong; >>>>>> stipules >>>>>> >>> > pinnate compound; flowers bright red, up to 10 cm across, in >>>>>> racemes; >>>>>> >>> > pod >>>>>> >>> > up to 50 cm long, 5 cm broad, thick, compressed >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Coomon avenue tree in Delhi, Photographed from Vikas Puri and DU >>>>>> >>> > Campus. >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > -- >>>>>> >>> > 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/ >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-AK-Delhi-1.jpg >>>>>> >>> > 530KViewDownload >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-AK-Delhi-2.jpg >>>>>> >>> > 421KViewDownload >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-1.jpg >>>>>> >>> > 367KViewDownload >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-2.jpg >>>>>> >>> > 175KViewDownload >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-3.jpg >>>>>> >>> > 191KViewDownload >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-a.jpg >>>>>> >>> > 70KViewDownload >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Delonix-regia-fruit2.jpg >>>>>> >>> > 448KViewDownload >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> -- >>>>>> >> - H.S. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere >>>>>> heart of >>>>>> >> stone >>>>>> >> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Regards >>>>>> > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>>> 09416262964 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> - H.S. >> >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >> of stone >> >> > > > -- > 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/ > >
