Dear Viplav, I am visiting Mumbai this Sunday to see some flowering trees at Ranibaug. I am keen to see this tree as well which does not flower in Pune. Pls send me precise location so that I can photograph this. Pls keep me updated on similar rare trees flowering in near future. Thanks and with regards,
On Monday, May 27, 2013 11:20:02 PM UTC+5:30, Viplav Gangar wrote: > > > An uncommon instance of *Pisonia alba* in flower. It is a very popular > ornamental in Mumbai but is seldom seen flowering / fruiting. Clicked today > morning in a traffic island in South Mumbai. > > It is intriguing to note that G. Carstensen, the Danish superintendent of > the Victoria Gardens in Mumbai, remarked upon the distinctive appeal of > this tree way back in 1890. In a meeting of the Bombay Natural History > Society on 3rd December 1890, he gave a talk on the gardens of Bombay and > had some flattering things to say about this tree: > > "The most striking tree of our gardens is perhaps the Lettuce-tree (*Pisonia > alba*), which cannot fail to attract attention by the splendid effect of > its bright yellow foliage, nowhere I believe so perfectly developed as in > Bombay". - G. Carstensen, *Bombay Gardens*, p. 410, Journal of the Bombay > Natural History Society, Vol. V, 1890. > > Best wishes, Viplav > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
