Satish is right there are two specimen in the sibpur garden, one by one of the lakes in the back (labelled Dewan lake in their map) in Meghalaya and Mizoram section of the garden,
This is also a popular houseplant with braided stems exported from Taiwan. Gurcharanji had shown some pics I think a couple of years ago from USA. Usha di ==== On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > This is *Pachira insignis*. > I have seen this in Kolkata Bot.garden. > Bombacaceae > Rightly thought by you as Ceiba which shares its family. > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Bimal Sar kar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear All, >> Attaching two images of a road side tree ( probably >> planted by forest dept ).First image is of the leaves and a bud.Next image >> is of a flower.I saw this tree earlier and thought it to be some species of >> Ceiba.When I saw the flowers today ( for the first time ),I thought these >> must not be of this tree.The flowers have some resemblance with those of >> *Pterospermum acerifolium.*The >> have sweet smell.Some time in 1979 I saw this flower under a tree in the >> Botanic Grden at Sibpur( Near Calcutta ). >> I don't know the identity of this tree.Please help. >> With regards, >> Bimal >> > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
