Surajit... this is why I am Usha di
This other lady (one of other 3 I think) who share the same name You want to respond to Usha Desai Ji of Bombay.... SHe is part of the active group that goes for tree appreciation walks in Bombay... (TAW) is usually mentioned after her name... Usha di === On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 8:30 PM, surajitkoley <[email protected] > wrote: > Usha Di, > > A description at FoC - > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006384 > > I ask the same question too....! > > Regards, > > surajit > > > On Monday, 18 April 2011 11:43:28 UTC+5:30, usha desai wrote: >> >> THANK YOU VIPLAV FOR SHARING THIS. >> >> Friends >> Kandivali [North suburb of Mumbai] has many Sand Paper Trees. >> As Viplav told me this should be declared AS The Tree of Kandivali as it >> is one of the original flora of the area. >> What is interesting is the tree is supposed to be dioecious[male and >> female flower on separate trees.]..but Viplav saw both on the same tree , >> it also had fruits...male flowers are in group and easy to notice but >> for female ,it is solitary and really tiny so one has to hunt for >> it....PROBABLY VIPLAV IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS MANAGED TO GET IT >> PHOTOGRAPHED...GOOGLE SEARCH WAS FUTILE... >> My question to learned botanist is how does one explain that a dioecious >> tree is presenting as monoecious.....many trees where we saw male flowers >> had fruits....female flowers are dificult to locate.. Thanking you all in >> advance. >> yrs sincerely Usha Desai [TAW] >> >> On 16 April 2011 18:38, sheetal chaudhari <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ohh wow, have never seen this tree in flowering stage >>> >>> Thanks Viplav Ji >>> >>> regards, >>> Sheetal Pachpande >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:25 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear friends, >>>> >>>> Sharing some pictures of the female flowers & fruit of the Sandpaper >>>> Tree [Streblus asper] observed in Kandivali, North Mumbai. >>>> >>>> I rarely indulge in photography and am grateful to my friend Hitendra >>>> Agrawal for agreeing to join me and photographing these. >>>> >>>> I joined this group in July 2010 and keep learning thanks to the >>>> unceasing efforts of the active members. >>>> >>>> Best wishes, Viplav >>>> >>> >>> >> -- Usha di =========== --
