Copper shield bearer

Shantanu Bhattacharya

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28 Aug 2010, 4:53:07 pm28/08/10

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Hi

sharing snaps of a Copper shield bearer tree growing near my house in Kolkata.

Shantanu :)

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Pankaj Kumar

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28 Aug 2010, 5:00:32 pm28/08/10

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Peltophorum pterocarpum
Pankaj

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Shantanu

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28 Aug 2010, 5:09:40 pm28/08/10

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Sorry......the common name is Rusty-shield bearer or Copper pod.

Shantanu : )

On Aug 29, 2:00 am, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya
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tanay bose

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28 Aug 2010, 8:06:04 pm28/08/10

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What ever may be the common name the scientific name is Peltophorum pterocarpum

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Vijayadas D

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29 Aug 2010, 2:50:54 am29/08/10

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whether the hard wood using for Medicine ?

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Shantanu

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29 Aug 2010, 3:21:48 am29/08/10

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Yes Tanay...the scientific name is certainly Peltophorum pterocarpum.

actually i had written the common name wrong in my previous post...so
corrected it.

regards
Shantanu : )

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