Ushaji,I am given to understand that it is native to the South-East.Never found it in the wild so far.
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 1:09 AM, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > pps > > i just realized you said it was cultivated > > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 1:09 AM, Ushadi Micromini < > microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> how do you ever get so close to the flower? >> >> nice depiction of both female and male flowers >> >> USDA has a write up about insect repelling activity >> <http://blogs.usda.gov/2013/11/19/breadfruit-bad-news-for-mosquitoes/>of >> the male flower dried up then burnt like incense >> <http://news.olemiss.edu/um-usda-and-dod-join-forces-to-protect-troops-deployed-abroad/> >> >> (this second link essay also talks of many serendipitous discoveries >> based on hunches ot stories from villagers or country folks, i love it) >> >> back to your pictures, they are a treat, the only trees we have here in >> kolkata and surroundings and at the bot g and hort are very tall older >> trees >> >> i can only access fruits high up with a zoom lens or a fallen one >> >> I tried slicing one young fruit once >> very sticky and was rather difficult to get rid of the gummy thing from >> fingers and knife until a kitchen maid suggested using oil , that did it >> >> the slices showed a very interesting lacey (empty lacunae ) pattern >> and no seeds >> wonder how does it propagate itself >> >> >> may be i'll dig out my pictures >> >> >> thanks for getting me started >> ushadi >> >> >> PS since if i am correct this is not native >> then how did it get to the forest in India? >> >> escapee obviously then, >> , but without seeds how? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 10:54 PM, tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear friends, >>> >>> >>> >>> It is my pleasure to share few images of* Artocarpus altilis * ( >>> Moraceae ) >>> >>> >>> >>> Habit:Tree >>> >>> >>> >>> Habitat:Cultivated >>> >>> >>> >>> Sighting:Kadur,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 800 msl >>> >>> >>> >>> Date:25-02-2015 >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks and regards >>> >>> tspkumar >>> >>> Deputy Conservator of Forests >>> >>> Working Plan >>> >>> Chikmagalur >>> >>> Ph:988057158 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *“We have not inherited this planet from our forefathers, we have >>> borrowed it from our children”-An American proverb* >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- 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 an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
