I have not observed/recorded fruiting especially in Coimbatore region. BRS
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Sheshadri Ramaswamy < [email protected]> wrote: > Millingtonia hortensis is probably from Burma or nearby regions and > has been sought after by horticulturists for planting in parks and > gardens. > It is pollinated well and fruits profusely in many places in Bangalore > but the germination rate of seeds is very low, hence propagated by > root suckers. > Another interesting fact is it flowers twice a year in Bangalore. > What about other places ? > > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 1:23 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > A reply: > > "One of the common name of Millingtonia hortensis is Indian Cork Tree. > And > > its name exists in the Trees of India. > > Promila" > > > > > > On 22 December 2012 12:07, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> A query from Nitin Kanitkar ji: > >> "... i have downloaded the picture of the Millingtonia fruit as well. > That > >> too is frankly puzzling. In some books of Indian origin it is said to be > >> bird pollinated and of Indian origin. At other places, the origin shows > as > >> Myanmar alone and that a specific Hawk Moth is the pollinator. If the > tree > >> is native, then the comment that the tree rarely fruits in India is > entirely > >> misplaced i suppose. Either it has been only transplanted through root > >> suckers and the absence of the Hawk moth in urban areas could be > possible > >> explanation for not fruiting ?? " > >> Any assistance in the matter will be highly appreciated. > >> -- > >> With regards, > >> J.M.Garg > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & > >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > >> alphabetically & place-wise): > >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them > >> for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian > Flora, > >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members > & > >> 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: > >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of > >> more than 7500 species). > >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > >> India'. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & > > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them > > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & > > 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > > more than 7500 species). > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > > India'. > > -- > > > > -- B. Rathinasabapathy --
