Thank you Neha ji,Gurcharan ji and Rathinasabapathy ji for your appreciation
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < [email protected]> wrote: > Mam, > > Complete set of pictures with illustration. Thanks for sharing. > > BRS > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nov and Dec 2011 >> >> Sharing images of Artocarpus heterophyllus at a private society at Pune >> >> Family Moraceae >> >> Common name Jackfruit >> >> Separate male and female inflorescences are borne on the same tree. >> >> 3 types of footstalks or inflorescence bearing special leafy twigs are >> produced on a tree in each flowering season >> >> TYPE 1: produces only male spikes and this is the first to appear in the >> flowering season. They occur mainly on the terminal shoots and branches of >> the tree’s crown and also in the main stem. About 10-15 spikes are borne >> on each footstalk. >> >> TYPE 2 bears only female spikes 1-3 on each footstalk. They are formed >> on the main trunk and in some cases as low as 50 cm above ground level. >> This footstalk is fewer in no as compared to type 1. Virtually all develop >> into fruit if pollinated >> >> TYPE 3 produces both male and female spikes and spikes are borne on the >> main trunk or on main branches nearer to the main trunk. Female spikes are >> few in no 1-3 and are borne in the proximal leaf axils of the footstalk. >> Male spikes are also few in this type. Only few 1-2 develop into fruit >> >> Whereas male and female inflorescences are similar during early >> development, the female spike is later distinguished by a thicker peduncle >> and a large annular disc at the base of the spike. Also female >> inflorescence buds are shorter and stouter whereas male inflorecence buds >> are longer and slender. >> >> When young, both male and female spikes are enclosed by a pair >> of spathe-like stipules which eventually fall off and leave a prominent >> annular scar on the node. >> >> The male spike has many densely crowded flowers, which may be sterile or >> fertile. The sterile male flower has a solid perianth: the fertile male >> flower is tubular and bilobed The individual flower has a single, 12- >> mm-long stamen and four yellow anthers . Flowers are scented. The male >> spikes gradually turn black after dehiscence due to growth of mould and >> drop after about a week >> >> Female spikes have numerous female flowers. Each flower has a stout >> fleshy receptacle with a white clauvate stigma. Flowers are odorous >> >> I think the tree was affected by some white fungus. >> >> I noticed a strange thing ,another plant was growing on this tree .pic >> attached. The same plant was planted in pots next to this tree. >> -- >> Regards >> Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >> > > > > -- > B. Rathinasabapathy > Project Co-ordinator > Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park > 1388, Avinashi Road > Peelamedu > Coimbatore-641004 > > <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> > > > > -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
