Thank you for the feedback Sheshadri ji On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Sheshadri Ramaswamy < livewithtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The flowers dont have a pleasant smell.Probably Raman ji had got a > whiff of some other nearby flower.The smell is not so repulsive from > a few feet away but if you collect a few fls. in your hand and smell > it closely it is a rotting smell. > > The seeds are roasted and eaten........very tasty. > > You find lots of them in an instituition opp Lalbagh KH road entrance. > The watchman collects and sells seeds.Bought a few kilos last year and > gave them to Hebbal nursery > Seeds sprouted easily.saplings were sold at Hebbal > nursery,Bangalore.To my surprise they were sold out so fast and one of > my friends I sent there didnt find any to buy ! > > an 19, 10:48 pm, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Giby ji, > > There is no reference to this. this is my feeling that the tree should > > have been named Sterculia scentida as the flowers smell nice and not > > unpleasant. Sorry for the confusion. > > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Giby Kuriakose < > giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Madhuri ji, > > > > > Would you please give the reference for this name? > > > > > Regards > > > Giby > > > > > On 19 January 2012 21:29, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> Raman ji and Satish ji I think the name of the tree should be > Sterculia > > >> scentida :) instead > > > > >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >>> Agreed Raman ji > > >>> The fragrance is strong but definitely not foetid as per the name > says. > > >>> The fall season for this tree has just started here in Pune for this > > >>> tree. > > > > >>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 3:36 PM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > > >>>> In Bangalore all the leaves have fallen and flowers are coming up. > > >>>> If you stand below the tree in the morning, Fragrance of the flowers > > >>>> are so nice. > > > > >>>> Raman > > > > >>> -- > > >>> Dr Satish Phadke > > > > >> -- > > >> Regards > > >> Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > > > > -- > > > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > > > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > > > Royal Enclave, > > > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > > > Bangalore- 560064 > > > India > > > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > > > visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > > > -- > > Regards > > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
