Ushadi, For me 'Sea Mango' is a misnomer for this plant. The fruits do not resemble mangoes neither in form nor in qualities. Apart from this the fruits are not only unpalatable but also extremely poisonous. The fruit is consumed for committing suicide. C. manghas is basically a littoral species i.e commonly found along the coast in association with mangroves. Alike several other species that are planted in our urban landscapes, there are trees found in Mumbai as well. To answer your other question about the illustration, I have been illustrating for quite some time as a passion (no way linked to my qualification and profession). And what fascinates me for illustration? the answer is botanical forms! There have been little or virtually no discussion on our forum regarding Botanical Illustration per se. Botanical Illustrations form an integral part of our floras. Hence thought of triggering the subject by taking this initiative of sharing my own illustrations. Would also like to thank all for the good words. best regards Adittya Dharap
--- On Wed, 1/4/12, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:102441] Re: Ink Illustration : Cerbera manghas To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 7:59 PM Aditya : nice bw ink drawing ... but why Sea mango... does it grow where you live or is it work related? what fascinates you about this tree, its flowers or the fruits? Usha di ========= On Jan 4, 7:09 pm, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Fantastic effort ... Nice to see such lovely illustration > Tanay > > On 4 January 2012 03:29, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, another good illustration Dear Adittya. Would like to see many > > more...Thanks for sharing.. > > Regards > > Prashant > > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> excellent artistic skill. liked the illustration > > >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Great art, fantastic effort and skill, Adittya. > >>> Keep up the good work. > >>> Regards. > >>> Dinesh > > >>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Adittya Dharap > >>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>> Dear All, > > >>>> Continuing my effort of sharing my botanical illustrations, would > >>>> like to share ink illustration for *Cerbera manghas*. > > >>>> best regards > > >>>> Adittya V. Dharap > > >> -- > >> Regards > >> Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] > *Webpages:*http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
