The flower is of *Hibiscus schizopetalus* of Malvaceae. And the second picture is of *Terminalia catappa* (Combretaceae). You can visit https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/posting-guidelinesfor posting instructions.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Amar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > I have attached two crops of the flowers and leaves of a tree. Please let > me know which flower it could be. The following information is available. > > > Date/Time- 2012-06-16 / 11:00hrs > > Location- Lonavala in Pune District of Maharashtra > > Habitat- Wild > > Plant Habit- Had grown to be a large tree > > Height - Around 5 metres > > Leaves - Broad, around 15-18 cm or even more > > Flowers - Red, the stamens protrude far out of the whorl, like in a > shoeflower (Pic attached) > > Fruits - None visible or immediately obvious > > > I am sorry the pic of the leaves is a bit blurred, I could not steady my > cam in the wind. An important thing is that this tree was growing on the > slopes of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra. > > > Regards, > > > Amar >
