Satish Ji, Good set of pictures. Thanks for sharing.
BRS On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 10:23 AM, 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 > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
