Dear all, Enterolobium is Latin meaning "in lobes," referring to the seeds in the pods. Cyclocarpum is two Greek words used to mean seed/fruit in a circle, referring to the shape of the pod.
Refer: http://www.eattheweeds.com/www.EatTheWeeds.Com/EatTheWeeds.com/Entries/1946/2/14_Ear_Tree,_Sound_Food.html Regards, Stephen... On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Sorry I forgot to add the pics. > So here they are. > > What are these queer bumps on the trunk of this huge tree in Chennai? > They look like boils and some of them have a shoot sticking out of them. > The distinctive bark pattern is also seen. > I confirmed it was this tree by seeing the typical seed-pod under it on an > earlier occasion (when I did not have the camera with me.) > Padmini Raghavan. > > PS. > Could I request Ms. Selvalakshmi to explain what the meaning of the name E. > contortisiliquum is? > Thanks, > Padmini. > > -- > 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...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- http://stephenindiachennai.blogspot.com/ Think about the Environment before printing this e-mail! ΓΌ +----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------+ Think B4U Print 1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere 3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water +----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------+ "Lets Protect What We Enjoy" "When the last tree is cut n the last river is poisoned, man will realize that s/he cannot eat her/his money" If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances - Anonymous -- 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.
