Thank you Swamy-ji. My colleagues who also travel more than 10km. from different places also confirmed that they never saw this tree here. I am happy to learn that this is common in Mysore.
Regards, Surajit Koley On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice reporting Surjit ji. > Very common avenue tree in Mysore city. This is the flowering > season. The trees are in full bloom here, as well. > > On Feb 3, 9:33 pm, surajit koley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > In March-2010 & April-2009 I took photographs of the flowers of this > > beautiful tree. This is a roadside tree, very uncommon in our locality. > > Today, I shot the tree again, this time it is yet to bloom. > > > > Species - Jacaranda mimosifolia > > > > Date/Time- 03/02/2012, 11.00 A.M. (flowers in March-April) > > Location- Chanditala (Hooghly District), West Bengal > > Habitat- roadside plantation > > Plant Habit- Tree > > Height- 50 ft. approx. > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Pinnately compound > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- loose pyramidal panicles > > Flowers Colour- violet-blue > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- oblong, ovate or broad dehiscent capsule > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- It is a native > of > > North-west Argentina. Jacaranda is a Brazilian vernacular name. > > > > ID & Info help : > > Book - Some Beautiful Indian Trees, by Ethelbert Blatter & Walter Samuel > > Millard, BNHS, Oxford Unversity Press (1977) > > > > Regards, > > > > Surajit Koley > > > > Jacaranda mimosifolia 01.jpg > > 266KViewDownload > > > > Jacaranda mimosifolia 02.jpg > > 237KViewDownload > > > > Jacaranda mimosifolia 03.jpg > > 264KViewDownload > > > > Jacaranda mimosifolia 04.jpg > > 172KViewDownload > > > > Jacaranda mimosifolia 05.jpg > > 165KViewDownload
