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. > > >> -- > >> 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<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > >> legroups.com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > -- > > 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<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > > legroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- 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.