The flowers dont have a pleasant smell.Probably Raman ji had got a whiff of some other nearby flower.The smell is not so repulsive from a few feet away but if you collect a few fls. in your hand and smell it closely it is a rotting smell.
The seeds are roasted and eaten........very tasty. You find lots of them in an instituition opp Lalbagh KH road entrance. The watchman collects and sells seeds.Bought a few kilos last year and gave them to Hebbal nursery Seeds sprouted easily.saplings were sold at Hebbal nursery,Bangalore.To my surprise they were sold out so fast and one of my friends I sent there didnt find any to buy ! an 19, 10:48 pm, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Giby ji, > There is no reference to this. this is my feeling that the tree should > have been named Sterculia scentida as the flowers smell nice and not > unpleasant. Sorry for the confusion. > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Madhuri ji, > > > Would you please give the reference for this name? > > > Regards > > Giby > > > On 19 January 2012 21:29, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Raman ji and Satish ji I think the name of the tree should be Sterculia > >> scentida :) instead > > >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Agreed Raman ji > >>> The fragrance is strong but definitely not foetid as per the name says. > >>> The fall season for this tree has just started here in Pune for this > >>> tree. > > >>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 3:36 PM, raman <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>> In Bangalore all the leaves have fallen and flowers are coming up. > >>>> If you stand below the tree in the morning, Fragrance of the flowers > >>>> are so nice. > > >>>> Raman > > >>> -- > >>> Dr Satish Phadke > > >> -- > >> Regards > >> Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > > -- > > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > > Royal Enclave, > > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > > Bangalore- 560064 > > India > > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > > visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
