Bombax malabarica become thorn less at least on the main trunk (even on branches) after attaining certain size or age. In forests of Kerala and Karnataka, if we see the huge trees of B. malabarica you would confuse because they don't have thorns. We generally see small trees in gardens and all. But in the forests there are huge trees without thorns
Regards, Giby On 27 March 2012 19:59, R Kannan <[email protected]> wrote: > To All > > Happy to know that the real debate for my post. > I want to clear there are two silk cotton trees. > One is Ceiba pentandra which has smooth, green bark with white flowers > usually abundant in Tamilnadu, also cultivated ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiba_pentandra) > Another is Bombax malabarica which has thorny bark and red flowers used in > Ayurveda usually abundant in many parts of north India. Some tree may not > have thorns. However, I never seen such a thorn less tree.( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombax_malabaricum) > > Regards > > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Next week I will try to visit and interact the people experiencing it. I >> am confident that video recording will help you to convince with this >> logic. >> >> By the way my previous video was on Plants "Not preferred" by Hanuman >> Langur. I hope you have noted the sense of "Not Preferred." >> >> regards >> >> Pankaj Oudhia >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I dont think thorns are issue. They have thick skin. I have seen >>> Langurs sitting on Zizyphus so often. They have worst thorns. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 4:25 PM, ushadi Micromini >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Pankaj from HK: >>> > appreciate a peer reviewed paper link.... and the photo speaks ... >>> > your point well made... >>> > >>> > but even in this pic even in its high res version) could not see if the >>> > branches the langurs were sitting on had the sharp short thorns....??? >>> > >>> > in kolkata we have seen many b ceiba where the trees dont have thorns >>> on the >>> > trunk, but in branches plenty... and in one tree ... none atall... >>> > >>> > so may be langurs could sit on them!!! ha ha >>> > Usha di >>> > ===== >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:03 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < >>> [email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Dear Oudhia sir >>> >> Please dont mind my writing this. But, I imagine why Langurs will NOT >>> LIKE >>> >> Bombax ceiba. >>> >> Langurs certainly like the fruits and there have been evidences of it. >>> >> http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1896/0898-6207.21.1.171 >>> >> Check the link and also the image in the link. >>> >> Regards >>> >> Pankaj >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Friday, 16 March 2012 05:51:49 UTC+8, rkmkbk wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Is there any plant which monkeys dislike? OR doesn't touch? or hates >>> and >>> >>> never comes near of that plant? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Usha di >>> > =========== >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ********************************************************************** >>> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >>> >>> >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> Conservation Officer >>> >>> Office: >>> Orchid Conservation Section >>> Flora Conservation Department >>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >>> Residence: >>> 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >>> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >>> email: [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) >>> +852 9436 6251 (mobile) >>> >> >> > -- 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
