[efloraofindia:123703] Re: [efloraindia:99644] TREE ID------17th DECEMBER 2011-----S.S.------038---- NEAR GANTOK

2012-08-07 Thread Plantaholic Sheila
Thank you Usha, I feel that you are correct. You have a knowledge of the locallity. All over this area we saw evidence of the hard working local people collecting green plants for fodder for their animals. I appreciate your help. Thank you. Sheila. On

[efloraofindia:123703] Re: [efloraindia:99644] TREE ID------17th DECEMBER 2011-----S.S.------038---- NEAR GANTOK

2012-08-07 Thread U GLachungpa
Dear All, The photos look like leaf buds of a Ficus sp. possibly F. benjamina or F. infectoria. We locally call the tree 'KABRA'. The leaf-buds are collected and pickled around March-April, which is when the pictures were taken too. The plant is possibly planted or cared for as almost all Ficus