*Spathodea campanulata* Family: Bignoniaceae On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Resurfacing again > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:02 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding pl. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> >> Date: 15 March 2011 19:49 >> Subject: SQUIRT TREE OR SCARLET BELL >> To: >> >> >> Dear Friend, >> During my stay at Pachmarhi during 1981-1984,I saw a large tree >> bearing scarlet colour flowers,behind a house named Denwa.D V Cowen's >> book,"Flowering Trees and Shrubs in India "helped me to identify the tree to >> be Squirt tree or Fountain Tree or Scarlet Bell or Tulip Tree.Scientifically >> it is known as Spathodea Campanulata.The tree was introduced in India in >> 1873 from Africa.This is what Mrs Cowen says about the buds of the tree." >> The name Fountain Tree and many of the African vernacular names originated >> because the soft buds often contain a quantity of liquid and small boys >> discovered that by squeezing them they could be made to emit a jet like >> water squirt."I find it very interesting.You may like to try,if the tree is >> there in your locality.Right now the tree is in bloom at this >> place.Attaching two images of this tree.You may like these. >> Regards >> Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar >> Mobile: 9434194942 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members & >> 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on >> 15/12/10) >> >> > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Dr. Satish Kumar Chile
