very nice.. same question... times of flowersing and seedpod developing..as you get it, please
Thanks Usha di ======== On Jan 16, 7:11 pm, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > nice set of pics > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20 m tall, with a > > spreading crown. The bark is smooth and thin, and bleeds latex if cut. The > > leaves are alternate, simple, 4.5–25 cm long and 3.5–22 cm broad, > > heart-shaped or with three shallow, maple-like lobes, green above and > > below, red conspicuous glands at the base of the leaf, and with a 5.5–26 cm > > long petiole. The flowers are 2.5–3.5 cm diameter, with five pale pink to > > purple petals with streaks of darker red or purple in the throat; it is > > monoecious with individual flowers either male or female, but produced > > together in the inflorescences. The flowers appear before or with the > > leaves in loose, terminal clusters. The fruit is a hard, woody pear-shaped > > drupe 4–6 cm long and 3–5 cm diameter, containing four or five large, oily > > seeds; it is green initially, becoming dull brown when ripe in autumn > > > Raman > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964
