Dear Sir, thank you for the additional image.
At this point I think we can safely discount Couroupita because that tree has the unique feature of bearing flowers on leafless stems which grow directly from the trunk of the tree. In this picture one can clearly see a stem with both flowers and leaves. Also the flowers in her hand have numerous petals and Couroupita flowers have only 6 rounded petals. best regards Radha On 28 June 2014 16:14, Kirit Mankodi <klmank...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > Dear Madam, > Earlier I had posted photos where boughs, leaves and blossoms were > visible. Now I attach a photo of the same sculpture with a small bunch of > flowers in her hand. I think you may be right after all, for the flowers > *do* resemble Neolamarckia cadamba! > > You and the other members, Dr. Phadke, Dr. Vijayasankar and all are > requested to continue taking an interest in the sculpture. > > Many thanks. > > (Dr.) Kirit Mankodi > Project for Indian Cultural Studies > Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. > 20 Dr. E. Moses Road > Mumbai 400011 > > > From: radha veach <radhave...@gmail.com> > Sent: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:17:27 > To: Kirit Mankodi <klmank...@rediffmail.com> > Cc: "indiantreepix@googlegroups.com" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, > Anna Pinto <annapi...@francoindian.com> > Subject: Re: Photo of a Bharhut Tree > Dear Sir, > > I am sending you the link to an image of Couroupita leaves for your > reference. > > http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2006/09/13/jnana/424353.jpg > > look forward to your feedback. > > regards > Radha > > > On 26/06/2014, Kirit Mankodi <klmank...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Madam, > > > > Thank you for your mail. I have just forwarded to you my earlier mail > tsent > > o Dr. Vijayasankar. I had my doubt about the leaves, of which there is a > > profusion, while Couroupita photographs I saw do not have any > leaves. > > But Kadamba should be eliminated, because the Kadamba flower does not > look > > like this sculpture. Two thousand years ago flowering trees were present > > before the eyes of the sculptors and they would not have taken the > liberty > > of combining two species, I think. Among the Bharhut sculptures five or > six > > species of trees are represented under which female figures stand, and > all > > are faithful renderings, both foliage and flowers. > > So, please keep thinking; I will be eager for your feedback. > > > > > > Best regards. > > > > > > K. Mankodi > > > > > > From: radha veach radhave...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:44:59 > To: > > indiantreepix@googlegroups.comCc: klmankodi@rediffmail.comSubject: Re: > Photo > > of a Bharhut Tree > > Dear Sir,this is very interesting.I can see why Couroupita has been > > suggested but I have some doubts because the leaves in the sculpture do > not > > resemble leaves of that tree at all.They actually look more like Peepal > > leaves, (Ficus religiosa). At a stretch you could say they were kadamba > > leaves (Neolamarckia cadamba) and the circular thing being kadamba > flowers > > with many petals.Perhaps the sculptor has taken an artistic licence and > > combined features of more than one species which he has > seen.regardsRadhaOn > > Saturday, June 21, 2014 5:31:17 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > > > > > Forwardingfor Id assistance please. > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Kirit Mankodi > > <klma...@rediffmail.com>Date: 21 June 2014 15:23Subject: Photo of > a > > Bharhut TreeTo: "jmg...@gmail.com" <jmg...@gmail.com>Cc: Anna > Pinto > > <anna...@francoindian.com> > > Dear Sir, > > > > I am writing to you after viewing your botanical photographs in > Wikipedia. > > > > Can you identifythis flowering tree from Bharhut in central India, > please? I > > will be much obliged. > > > > Thank you. > > > > K. 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