It looks like *Pachira aquatica* to me. It is native to America; commonly planted in gardens. "...It is an extremely adaptable, fast growing, ornamental, evergreen nut tree to a height of 7m with a spread of 3m..." http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/Information/MalabarChestnut.html
Some links for more details... http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250009201 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachira_aquatica http://www.homeandgardenideas.com/gardening/plants/care/how-care-pachira-tree http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/malabar.html Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Satish Sherikar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Vijayasankar, > > Thanks for the ID. I saw this in a local nursery in Bangalore. He had > planted 2 of these few years back in his nursery. I was trying to ID it and > determine its habit to see if I can plant this in our community. Is this > "Pseudobombax > ellipticum" or "Pachira aquatica"? > > Any info in the growth habit of this? How tall does it grow, canopy size, > growing requirements? Is this a native tree? > > Thanks > Satish > > > > On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It looks like a Pachira species of Malvaceae (previously in Bombacaceae). >> Where did you find this tree Satish ji? >> >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:49 AM, Satish <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Please help me id the tree with the attached pictures. The pictures have >>> some flowers, buds and tree. The bud is pretty long, almost 5 inches. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Satish >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > --
