Thanks Dr Badri for giving a lead to possible ID and Shrikant ji for going all the way to Hampi to check out the trees, Sheshadri ji for giving the interesting information on this plant, Garg ji for the efforts to forward it again for the confirmation of ID and Satish ji too.
I have no words to express the sincerity of the efforts of all of you, in identifying the plants, regards, Renee On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On searching I found that this unusual plant belongs to the family > *Hernandiaceae*. > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 2 November 2013 14:14, Sheshadri Ramaswamy <livewithtr...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Yes its Gyrocarpus americanus also known as the catamaran tree. >> 3 logs were bound and a seaworthy catamaran is ready, nowadays its all >> motor boats. >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 3:48 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> It could be Gyrocarpus americanus, The helicopter tree. Do not know the >>> reason for the silvery trunk which is usually on one side only, maybe to >>> prevent heat absorption >>> Regards, >>> Dr Badri >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: renee vyas Vyas <reneevy...@gmail.com> >>> Date: 18 October 2013 16:53 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:170613] Tree for Id : 18102013 : RV 3 >>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>> >>> >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> >>> Request to identify this tree, found it in wild in Hampi area in >>> Karnataka.......picture taken few days back. >>> >>> regards, >>> >>> Renee >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the >>> world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2190 >>> members & 1,72,300 messages on 31/10/13) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>> of more than 8500 species & 1,70, 000 images). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
