HS, yes, agrre and :), its what we all want... less confusion... yet this is life...
I had to learn to take the lumps with the good!!! I am enjoying your scientific discussions and we all are richer for it...Thanks Usha di ----- On Dec 11, 11:14 am, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/SpathodeaCampanulataafrican... > > >> 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
