Again Lovely Shots Usha Di. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Good photographs Ushadi > Thanks for sharing. > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *Spathodea campanulata * >> >> * * >> >> *These pictures are of a tree from a CIT Road Calcutta neighbourhood >> school yard* >> >> *Originally from Central Africa, the African tulip tree was brought to >> India in early 1900s . >> * >> >> * >> * >> >> *In Bengal it achieves great height and girth, flowers profusely and* >> >> * put up a spectacular show from January to about April, flowers >> remain even >> * >> >> *when the foliage develops fully. >> * >> >> * >> * >> >> *It is claimed that seedpods develop, but I have not seen any on trees I >> track…. >> * >> >> * >> * >> >> *Seeds in Africa were said to be fermented to produce poison for hunting >> arrows!!!* >> >> * >> -- >> Usha di >> ===========* >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & Horticulture Incharge Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 --
