An awesome gallantry name for a tree I never knew this plant before. Thanks a lot for sharing this interesting plant. Tanay
On 5 February 2012 06:14, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > This is found in Mysore as well. Please see my earlier postings on > this tree. > > On Feb 5, 6:20 pm, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tipu Tree is a medium-sized tree native to Southern Brazil and to > Bolivia. > > It has reddish-brown fissured bark. Leaves of Tipu Tree are briefly > > decidious - so the tree is semi-evergreen. Leaves are alternate, opposite > > and imparipinnate. They can be up to 1 foot long. Indidual leaflets are > > about 6 cm long, slightly staggered oval, numbering 23 or a few less. The > > leaflets are slightly paler below. The flowers are borne in axillary > > racemes 10-15 cm long. The flowers are golden yellow, sometimes orangish, > > shaped like sweet-pea flowers, very ornamental, 2 cm in diameter. The > > standard petal is 1.5-1.8 cm long. Sepals are short, triangular. The > > flowers produce 3-inch long by 1-inch-wide pods. Tipu Tree is mostly used > > as an ornamental street tree. > > > > Raman > > > > Tipu Tree - 0004.jpg > > 56KViewDownload > > > > Tipu Tree - 0009.jpg > > 71KViewDownload > > > > Tipu Tree - Bark.jpg > > 127KViewDownload > > > > Tipu Tree - Bud.jpg > > 58KViewDownload > > > > Tipu Tree - Canopy.jpg > > 111KViewDownload > > > > Tipu Tree - Flower.jpg > > 70KViewDownload > > > > Tipu Tree - Fruit.jpg > > 30KViewDownload > > > > Tipu Tree - Leaf.jpg > > 64KViewDownload -- *Tanay Bose* Research & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 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:* UBC Botany , Berbee Lab <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/>
