Hi, This is Bombax insigne. Also this is its flowering season. With regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Thu, 12/30/10, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:58321] Pseudobombax species To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 9:23 PM I observed many trees of Pseudobombax flowering on 22/23 Dec 2010 near Rajapur Konkan. I think these are Pseudobombax ellipticum. Pl. validate or otherwise. The trees were totally leafless. Some trees were also spotted in Ambaghat. Pseudobombax ellipticum is a non native tree and originates from Mexico but observing these trees in large numbers raised a doubt in my mind. Is it some other species? Dr Phadke
