Thanks Adittya, Neil, Tanay for the ID. It is indeed *Bombax insigne* a native tree. Dr Phadke On 30 December 2010 22:16, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bombax insigne !! very rare in bengal but seen few of them > tanay > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > >
