diptocarpus sp most likely Dipterocarpus obtusifolius or D. intricatus is there a large regal looking tree in your neighbourhood ?
now you need to go search!!! delightful task, regal trees with large shiny leaves and these seeds http://www.nbrienvis.nic.in/green%20planner/andaman/green%20belt/Dipterocarpus%20turbinatus.pdf if the seed is intact and not eaten up by insects ( mostly they are eaten) then, plant this one in a well drained soil in a pot, in shade. cover with a plate etc, do not overwater..... may germinate while monsoon is still around. we have a page , https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/d/dipterocarpaceae/dipterocarpus/dipterocarpus-turbinatus but what we have, shows two wings only but four wings are not unheard of colloquially known as HELICOPTER tree usha di On Sat, Jun 16, 2018 at 10:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I meant Bombax ceiba ๐ > > > > > On Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 10:26:18 PM UTC+5:30, [email protected] > wrote: > > Sir/mam > > Please help me identify the tree this seed belongs to? It got blown away > into my yard after a storm. > > I had been thinking itโs Bombay ceiba . > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
