One of the tree ferns(Cyathia?). I hav seen such giant tree ferns in San Francisco Botanical Gardens (USA).
--- On Sat, 13/12/08, Kiran Srivastava <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Kiran Srivastava <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:6487] Tree fern that dates back to Gondwana > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Flowers of India" <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Date: Saturday, 13 December, 2008, 9:37 AM > I would like to know the species name of this giant tree > fern which is quite > common in the steep hillside forests of Arunachal Pradesh? > > > > These giant tree ferns are relics from Gondwana, the super > land mass > consisting of South America, Africa, Antarctica, India > & Australia. When > Gondwana broke up and separated into smaller land masses, > or continents as > we know them now, one of the plants that linked them all > was the giant tree > ferns. > > > > Seeing them for the first time I can only describe it as > 'awesome! > > > > Cheers, > > Kiran Srivastava > > Mumbai > > [email protected] > > > > > Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Grab now http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
