I think Vijaysankar has hit the nail on the head. According to S.C. Banerjee's Flora and Fauna in Sanskrit Literature the idea of grafting was not alien in ancient times. Texts with details of grafting procedures are Kanda-ropa and Brhat-samhita. Moreover in another text, Upavana-vinoda," we find a process of producing fragrant flowers in a tree that bear odourless flowers".
Knowledge of these botanical marvels might have inspired the artists in the case of the Bharhut tree. regards Radha On Thursday, June 26, 2014 11:40:50 PM UTC+5:30, klmankodi 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 radha...@gmail.com <javascript:> > Sent: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:44:59 > To: indian...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > Cc: klma...@rediffmail.com <javascript:> > Subject: 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. > > regards > Radha > > On 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 15:23 >> Subject: Photo of a Bharhut Tree >> To: "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? 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