One more Brachychiton... how many brachychiton does Lalbagh have? do you know...?? Usha di
======= On Jan 16, 7:19 pm, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Another great set. > Tanay > > On 16 January 2012 05:52, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Awesome catch!!!!! > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:18 PM, raman <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Broad Leaved Bottle Tree is a deciduous tree, with somewhat bottle shaped > >> trunk. Its other relatives have strongly bottle-shaped trunks. Leaves are > >> palmately lobed with 4.5-12 cm long stalks. Leaf blade is deeply palmately > >> 5-7-lobed, 6-10 cm long, 10-16 cm broad, smooth on both sides. Lobes are > >> broadly ovate, rhomboid, lance-shaped or somewhat rectangular, all ending > >> in a sharp point. Flowers are borne in short racemes. Flowers are white to > >> cream, velvety, becoming rusty when dry. Flower stalks are 5-10 mm long, > >> jointed. Sepal cup is bell-shaped, white, 1.5-2 cm long, 1-1.5 cm across, > >> lobed half way down; lobes are lance-shaped. There are no real petals. > >> Stamens are hairy, ovary velvety, 2-3 mm long. Styles are free, joining > >> above. Follicles are shortly stalked, oblong-triangular, 5-7.5 cm long, > >> hairless > > >> Raman > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > -- > *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/

