yes it is
Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R. Br. in Benn., Pl. Jav. 234, 1844; Almeida,
Fl. Mah. 1: 144, 1996; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 1: 374, 2000.
Synonyms: Sterculia alata Roxb., Pl. Cor. 3: 84, t. 287, 1811; Mast.
in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 360, 1872; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 1:
133, 1958 (Repr.). P. roxburghii Schott. & Endlicher, Melet. 32, 1832.
Sterculia heynii Bedd., Fl. Sylvat. t. 320, 1871. Melochia arborea
Blume, Fl. Philip. ed. 1, 524, 1824. Reidleia tiliaefolia DC., Prodr.,
1: 491, 1824.

often planted as avenue and road side plant in Mumbai

Regards
Satish Pardeshi

On May 13, 8:59 am, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Padmini Ji,
> I am with Dinesh ji this plant is indeed  *Pterygota alata* (Synonyms:
> *Sterculia
> alata*) from the family *Sterculiaceae.*
> Regards
> Tanay
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Most probably *Pterygota alata* (syn.: *Sterculia alata*) ... commonly
> > known as: buddha's coconut • Assamese: tula • Bengali: buddha narikel •
> > Kannada: kolugida • Malayalam: porila • Marathi: करवटी karvati • Tamil:
> > கொடைத்தோண்டி kodaittondi
>
> > Regards.
>
> > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> This is a tree which looks strong and  has grown straight, seen on a
> >> street in Bangalore.
> >> Please help with the id.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Padmini Raghavan.
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