Please share the leaf picture, if you have one.
Thanks and Regards, Giby On 31 March 2012 10:23, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Alangium salviifolium > Family : Cornaceae; also placed in Family : Alangiaceae. > I observed few trees flowering during last 15 days on Vetal Tekdi. > Had failed to observe before during last 7 years. > Trees 5-7 meters; Thorny. Very feww leaves at the time of flowering. No > fruits observed by me so far(Will keep a watch) > A small flowered twig with a bud kept in vase. Bloomed next evening to > midnight. > Mild fragrance(Truly not very pleasant. Freah flowers white. Old flowers > turn brownish. > My specimen had 7 petals 2cm approx 28 filaments with long anthers. Single > style with a 4 partite globose stigma rising above the stamens. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- 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

