Ceiba speciosa

renee vyas vyas

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Jan 21, 2011, 4:52:56 AM1/21/11

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Dear Friends,

Could not help sharing the photos of this beautiful tree flowering now, just outside the
Churchgate railway Station, mumbai.

Cheers,

Renee

Flowers & flowers buds of Ceiba speciosa_1.JPG

Flowers of Ceiba speciosa_1.JPG

Leaves of Ceiba speciosa_1.JPG

trunk of Ceiba speciosa_1.JPG

renee vyas vyas

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Jan 21, 2011, 5:00:27 AM1/21/11

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Hi Friends,

Oops sorry....did not attached the close up of the flower!

Renee

Flower of Ceiba speciosa_1.JPG

Pravir

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Jan 21, 2011, 5:43:58 AM1/21/11

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Nice catch and thanks for sharing

Pravir Deshmukh

tanay bose

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Jan 21, 2011, 7:24:31 AM1/21/11

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Nice catch

tanay

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Nice catch and thanks for sharing

Pravir Deshmukh

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shubhada nikharge

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Jan 21, 2011, 8:02:37 AM1/21/11

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Renne,
Thanks for sharing nice pics.
We saw this tree flowering near Churchgate station, Mumbai today morning. All credit goes to Dr. Usha Desai, who saw this tree in bloom while travelling in a taxi at 9 pm, requested someone on the road to get the flowers and identified them. thanks a ton , Usha.

I have attached some more pics of the flowers, closeup of pollen, greeen bark and the serrated leaves.
Scientific name : Ceiba speciosa
Common name: Silk floss tree
family: Bombacaceae

Cheers,
Shubhada
"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do."

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Ceiba speciosa Silk floss tree Bombacaceae 2011_0121_Rani_Bagh10083 e.JPG

Ceiba speciosa Silk floss tree Bombacaceae 2011_0121_Rani_Bagh10077 e.JPG

Ceiba speciosa Silk floss tree Bombacaceae 2011_0121_Rani_Bagh10048 e.JPG

Ceiba speciosa Silk floss tree Bombacaceae 2011_0121_Rani_Bagh10042 e.JPG

Ceiba speciosa flower close up Silk floss tree Bombacaceae 2011_0121_Rani_Bagh10097 e.JPG

Ceiba speciosa Silk floss tree Bombacaceae 2011_0121_Rani_Bagh10096 e.JPG

Ceiba speciosa bark Silk floss tree Bombacaceae 2011_0121_Rani_Bagh10040 e.JPG

Madhuri Pejaver

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Jan 21, 2011, 8:09:29 AM1/21/11

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I eel the flowers, tree trunk and leaves with flower donot belng to the same tree. Tree trunk is no doubt the silk cotten.But all remaining i doubt.

May be i am wrong .

Madhuri

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renee vyas vyas

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Jan 21, 2011, 8:27:28 AM1/21/11

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Dear Friends,

Thank you all for appreciating the pictures and with due respect to Madhuriji.......we all, myself, Shubhada, Katie and Dr Usha, togather in the morning went to Churchagate station to take the pictures of this tree, so I can assure you that flowers, leaves & trunk belongs to Ceiba speciosa.