Thank you, Ushaben. I really loved observing the Sandpaper trees in Kandivali ... I'm sure I am not the only person to get it photographed, not everything finds it way on the internet and these flowers could be documented in several sources unknown to us. Btw, there is a lovely picture of the female flowers on this site as well:
http://dokmaidogma.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/instead-of-a-toothbrush/ Thanks also to Mahadeswara ji and Sheetal ji. Best wishes, Viplav 2011/4/18 Usha Desai <[email protected]> > THANK YOU VIPLAV FOR SHARING THIS. > > Friends > Kandivali [North suburb of Mumbai] has many Sand Paper Trees. > As Viplav told me this should be declared AS The Tree of Kandivali as it is > one of the original flora of the area. > What is interesting is the tree is supposed to be dioecious[male and female > flower on separate trees.]..but Viplav saw both on the same tree , it also > had fruits[?]...male flowers are in group and easy to notice but for female > ,it is solitary and really tiny so one has to hunt for it....PROBABLY VIPLAV > IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS MANAGED TO GET IT PHOTOGRAPHED...GOOGLE SEARCH > WAS FUTILE... > My question to learned botanist is how does one explain that a dioecious > tree is presenting as monoecious.....many trees where we saw male flowers > had fruits....female flowers are dificult to locate.. Thanking you all in > advance. > yrs sincerely Usha Desai [TAW] > > > On 16 April 2011 18:38, sheetal chaudhari <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ohh wow, have never seen this tree in flowering stage >> >> Thanks Viplav Ji >> >> regards, >> Sheetal Pachpande >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:25 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear friends, >>> >>> Sharing some pictures of the female flowers & fruit of the Sandpaper Tree >>> [Streblus asper] observed in Kandivali, North Mumbai. >>> >>> I rarely indulge in photography and am grateful to my friend Hitendra >>> Agrawal for agreeing to join me and photographing these. >>> >>> I joined this group in July 2010 and keep learning thanks to the >>> unceasing efforts of the active members. >>> >>> Best wishes, Viplav >>> >> >> >
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