M. paniculata and M. exotica are two different plants. regards,
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > > In Bengali its called Kamini.....grows in both east and west bengal as > Kamini... > > In kolkata, it flowers profusely in summer, esp if it rains a > little... > as children we knew it would rain that day if the KAMINI would flower > in > early am.... filling the air with intoxicating scent... > Only problem with flowers is if you pluck an individual flower... > the petals fall off by the time you bring them in ... > so one has to cut the twig without causing any jarring > reverberations... > then it survives inside the home for a day... > > NOT all plants develop fruits though.. in Kolkata.. > my friends have a tree that gets beautiful red berries, I have two > that never give > any berries, though they flower profusely... and my friend's and my > plants are > in the same kinda micro-climate and surroundings... so the same > pollinators are around ... > > > > DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHY IS THIS that some get fruits and some other > not?? > > > DOES any one know why is it ? > Usha di > > > > ============ > > > On Jul 27, 11:12 am, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Balkar ji, beautiful flowers. These are highly fragrant especially > during > > the rain and the fruits are liked by birds like bulbul. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mani. > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone