Thank you Prashat ji for appreciation. Regards, Giby
On 13 February 2012 22:10, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Beautiful photographs Giby ji. > Regards > Prashant > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Nice shots Shrikat ji, and valid information. I too have seen large >> number of birds foraging nectar from the flowers of this plant in Waynad, >> Kerala during last December. Another important thing is that when this >> plant flowers there will be lots of active flowers per day and the plant >> would not have even single leaf. There are also the adaptations to get >> more attention and reward (pollination) from birds. >> >> Here are my pictures of Acrocarpus taken from Waynad Kerala . Is this a >> different species? As far as I know there is only one species of this genus >> *A. fraxinifolius *seen in the Western Ghats. >> Is this regional variation? >> >> Thanks and Regards, >> Giby >> >> >> >> >> >> On 13 February 2012 18:00, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Again Shots Again Sir >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Another interesting upload from Shrikant ji. Thanks for sharing the >>>> information. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Prashant >>>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Red flowers are designed to attract birds for pollination and the >>>>> juice in the flowers is usually trasparent. Here in Acrocarpus flowers the >>>>> petals are small and green yet the stamens are bright scarlet and the >>>>> juice >>>>> at the bottom of flowers is bright scarlet and thick like 'mixed fruit >>>>> jam'. A large number of birds are seen flocking on the blooms of this huge >>>>> tree. Regards, >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Shrikant Ingalhalikar >>>>> 12, Varshanand Society >>>>> Anandnagar, Sinhagad road >>>>> Pune 411051. INDIA >>>>> Tel. +9120 2435 0765 >>>>> www.idsahyadri.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > -- 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
