Dear Raptor Conservator: I have enjoyed the large tree series... Alstonia scholaris is saptaparni... am I missing something??
may be just part of the bunch of leaves is shown... still..... the leaves do not look like saptaparni... very popular tree in Bengal. Rabi thukur sat under it everyday to meditate and teach... chhatim tola (=under the chhatim ) tree is a a popular sentiment... your pic [image: Alstonia-scholaris-1.jpg]<https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=1e351b0ce4&view=att&th=1374fd1c1ab3cdf5&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&zw> *Alstonia-scholaris-1.jpg if one could see the original and enlarge the top, may be the leaves could be seen, as is in this small size it gets pixelated when enlarged, I can't make out the leaf anatomy/arrangement. Also the bark color and surface morphology looks different from what we see in Bengal.. may be this is due to age or regional difference... SO we need some tree experts to look at this... and give opinion and in the mean time If you could respond please. Thanks Usha di * On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Raptor Conservation < [email protected]> wrote: > Another massive tree. > > > Date/Time- May 2012 > > Location- Dandeli WLS > > Habitat- Wild > > Plant Habit- Tree > > Height/Length- 25-30 meters > > Leaves- Simple whorled > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > > > > > Best regards, > Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi, > General Secretary, Raptor Conservation Foundation, > 1-10-63/4, Chikoti Gardens , Begumpet, > Hyderabad-500 016, > Andhra Pradesh, India . > Mobile No: (091) 9866978785 > Email: > [email protected]<http://in.mc949.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > -- Usha di ===========
