Another great set.
Tanay
On 16 January 2012 05:52, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Awesome catch!!!!!
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:18 PM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> Broad Leaved Bottle Tree is a deciduous tree, with somewhat bottle shaped
>> trunk. Its other relatives have strongly bottle-shaped trunks. Leaves are
>> palmately lobed with 4.5-12 cm long stalks. Leaf blade is deeply palmately
>> 5-7-lobed, 6-10 cm long, 10-16 cm broad, smooth on both sides. Lobes are
>> broadly ovate, rhomboid, lance-shaped or somewhat rectangular, all ending
>> in a sharp point. Flowers are borne in short racemes. Flowers are white to
>> cream, velvety, becoming rusty when dry. Flower stalks are 5-10 mm long,
>> jointed. Sepal cup is bell-shaped, white, 1.5-2 cm long, 1-1.5 cm across,
>> lobed half way down; lobes are lance-shaped. There are no real petals.
>> Stamens are hairy, ovary velvety, 2-3 mm long. Styles are free, joining
>> above. Follicles are shortly stalked, oblong-triangular, 5-7.5 cm long,
>> hairless
>>
>> Raman
>>
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> Regards
>
> Dr Balkar Singh
> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
> Arya P G College, Panipat
> Haryana-132103
> 09416262964
>
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