It is indeed Sphathodia campanulata. thanks.
rajank On Mar 17, 10:32 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/indiantreepixorhttps://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) > > > > Squirt tree 1.jpg > 236KViewDownload > > Squirt tree 2.jpg > 365KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
