Satish ji, In Oroxylum the perfect stamens are 4 and the fifth stamen is shorter. Pls look at the inflorescence of Oroxylum, the buds are very crowded. The fallen corolla that shows 8 stamens also shows 8 corolla lobes which are usually 5. In "Pune" flower 2 corollas seem to be fused to give 8 lobes/stamens and the 2 lobes/reduced stamens seem to be absent. This abnormality can be seen in some other flowers as well. Oroxylum is pollinated by small bats hence the flowers bear foul smell of over-ripe jackfruit, the bee seen near the style (left after the corolla is fallen by bats) seems just a visitor. The colour variation from white, yellow, pink to purple can be seen on night blooming Oroxylum flowers. Regards, Shrikant
On Aug 3, 12:34 pm, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > My trees were also flowering last Sunday. Sending a few photographs [the > fallen flowers are from a previous year]. Have seen colour variations in the > fallen flowers but never actually noticed [or looked for] more than 5 stamens. > Please also check this link for some of my past photographs : > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/43... > > and also the archives of this group for my posts related to this tree [Seed > dispersal & 'Pseudo-vivipary']. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On Wed, 8/3/11, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > Subject: [efloraofindia:75868] Re: Oroxylum indicum > To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 12:07 PM > > Love the third... pollinator at work... > well done > Usha di > ======== > On Aug 2, 8:56 pm, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > *Oroxylum indicum* > > Observed in Mulshi > > 31 Jul 2011. A large Bignoniaceae member. > > > Dr Phadke > > > _MG_3442s.jpg > > 77KViewDownload > > > _MG_3443s.jpg > > 147KViewDownload > > > _MG_3437s.jpg > > 128KViewDownload > > > _MG_3441s.jpg > > 161KViewDownload > > > > Oroxylum indicum, Tetu flower buds 1.jpg > 68KViewDownload > > Oroxylum indicum, Tetu buds [1 wk later] 2.jpg > 63KViewDownload > > Fallen flower 1.jpg > 127KViewDownload > > Fallen flower 2.jpg > 52KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
