correct me if I am wrong but the the species shown by Pravinji and Rajendraji appears to be Crescentia alata. Thank you all for sharing these beautiful pictures...If anyone in Mumbai wants to see the Crescentia alata ,at present one in Colaba Woods has many fruits. Usha
On 19 January 2011 13:07, Pravin Kawale <kawale.pra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Same from my archive > It's marathi name is Kamandalu > Thanks > > On 1/19/11, Vijayadas D <dvijaya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is this fruit edible ?. Recently I found this type of tree with fruits > in > > front of a house at Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum, Kerala > > > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Rajendra Shinde <rdshi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Here are some pictures of Calabash tree from Bangalore.Taken in Nov > 2010. > >> > >> Rajendra Shinde > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:24 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> Yes commonly known as Calabash Tree > >>> Tanay > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com > >wrote: > >>> > >>>> Watch for the fruits and take photographs. The tree is commonly > >>>> called beggar's bowl tree, as the big sized fruits were dried and the > >>>> outer hard shell was used for alms ( as beggar's bowl). I will upload > >>>> the photographs of fruits hanging from the trunk, after searching > >>>> from my archives. Beautiful specimens are seen in the Chennai Agri- > >>>> horticulture society. > >>>> > >>>> On Jan 18, 1:12 pm, ranjini kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > Bot. name - Crescentia cujete.Family - Bignoniaceae.Pics taken on > >>>> > 16/01/11 in Lalbagh Botanical garden,Bangalore.This was the only > >>>> > flower on the tree - last of the season i guess. > >>>> > Regards > >>>> > Ranjini Kamath > >>>> > > >>>> > IMG_8439-efi.jpg > >>>> > 186KViewDownload > >>>> > > >>>> > IMG_8444-ph2.jpg > >>>> > 195KViewDownload > >>>> > > >>>> > IMG_8446-ph2.jpg > >>>> > 165KViewDownload > >>>> > > >>>> > IMG_8443-ph2.jpg > >>>> > 142KViewDownload > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> *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) > >>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) > >>> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > >>> *Webpages:* > >>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > >>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde, > >> Director, Council of International Programmes, > >> & Associate Professor in Botany > >> St. Xavier's College, > >> (Autonomous) > >> Mumbai 400001. > >> India. > >> Off. Tel. +91-22-2262 0662 ext 356; > >> dir: 022-2262 0675 > >> Cell : 9819100131 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Vijayadas D > > Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy > > Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 > > Riyadh -11462 , KSA > > vijayadas.wetpaint.com > > > > > -- > *Pravin* >
