well, i just wanted to reduce the confusion on local names.. thanks sirji for more information..
regards, On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > 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/ >> >> > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
