Its great to encounter such a rare tree, it is indeed Shorea. The fruiting calyx shows 3 unequal enlarged lobes to be Shorea. How do you reach the flowers of such lofty trees? Any special technique?
On Mar 12, 3:43 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > *Name: Shorea roxburghii G. Don. of Dipterocarpaceae* > > *Date/Time- 01 Mar 2010 05:00pm* > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Satyamangalam RF; ca. 1000msl; in > deciduous forests > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild* > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- large tree* > > *Height/Length- *up to 20m* > * > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- *10-15cm length > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- panicle; 10-15cm length > * > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- *1.5 - 2.5cm across; petals white > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *highly fragrant > > The resin is collected for ritual purpose. > > Tamil name: Kungilium; this is also called as Saambrani tree. > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org > > Z 069.jpg > 240KViewDownload > > Z 070.jpg > 159KViewDownload > > Z 075.jpg > 265KViewDownload > > Z 077.jpg > 277KViewDownload > > Z 078.jpg > 134KViewDownload > > Z 092.jpg > 355KViewDownload > > Z 093.jpg > 136KViewDownload > > Z 095.jpg > 124KViewDownload > > Z 096.jpg > 147KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
