Sir, Good set of pictures. BRS On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > *Neolamarckia cadamba* (Roxb.) Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, > Adansonia 6: 247 1984. > Syn: *Anthocephalus* *cadamba* (Roxb.) Miq.; *Nauclea* *cadamba* Roxb. > > Common names: English: burflower tree > Hindi: kadam > Tel: Kadambamu > Tam: Vellai-cadamba > Kan: Kadawala > Mal: Attutek > > Large deciduous tree; leaves opposite, leathery, ovate, up to 22 cm long, > glabrous above, pubescent beneath; stipules large, lanceolate, caducous; > flowers yellow to orange, scented at night, in globose heads 4-5 cm across > on short peduncles; calyx tubes confluent, lobes linear to linear-oblong; > corolla tube tubular or slightly funnel-shaped, lobes 5; stamens 5 with > short filaments, anthers pointed; style filiform, stigma spindle-shaped; > fruiting head fleshy enclosing aggregate of capsules. > > Commonly planted in Delhi in gardens and roadsides. Photographed from > Punjabi Bagh and DU in Delhi. > * > * > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
