Oh! interesting information Muthu ji Thanks for that. Never heard abut such thing in Pune. Even haven't seen any parrots eating the fruits. This tree is one of the commonest tree in the city of Pune. In fact I have heard one renowned Botanist calling this tree as The City tree of Pune. Of course I haven't seen any new sapling growing recently but some smaller trees are often found which might have grown from natural germination.
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:47 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > The seeds of this fruits are devoured by Parrots very much and I was told > by the locals (TN) that the germination rate of these fruits are very > minimal (owing to seeds eaten by birds). So a vernacular name for this tree > is 'Thappichan maram', which translates in to 'tree grew out of escaped > seeds' > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Neha Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Sharing - Holoptelea integrifolia ,photographed at Warje Hill, Pune. >> Dated- 06/03/12 >> >> Common name- चिलबिल >> Tree height- 12- 15 feet >> >> Plz Confirm. >> >> Regards >> Neha Singh >> >> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
