Gustavia gracillima

[Bhatt Sweta]

Gustavia gracillima/gracillipis

Family: Lecythidaceae
Heaven Lotus, Narrow-Leaved Gustavia
Origin: Colombia

A small to medium size tree with beautiful thin green leaves and very showy, dark pink flowers.
Leaves are large and long, the tree has a very tropical look.

Had seen it at Jeeja Mata Udhyan.
--

Bhatt Shweta

Asso. Prof.,

TCSC,

Doctoral Research Student,

M.S.U.

[tanay bose]

Nice catch Sweta Ji

Thanks for sharing the photos

tanay

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[Mahadeswara]

Yes it is Gustavia species. One tree is available in Theosophical
society campus, Chennai.

On Feb 24, 10:07 pm, Bhatt Sweta <bhattsw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>   *Gustavia gracillima/gracillipis
>
> *

> Family: Lecythidaceae
> Heaven Lotus, Narrow-Leaved Gustavia
> Origin: Colombia
> A small to medium size tree with beautiful thin green leaves and very showy,
> dark pink flowers.
> Leaves are large and long, the tree has a very tropical look.
>
> Had seen it at Jeeja Mata Udhyan.
> --

> *Bhatt Shweta*
> *Asso. Prof.,*
> TCSC,
> *Doctoral Research Student,*
> M.S.U.
>
>  060211 JMU.jpg
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>  DSC05244.JPG
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[hari lal]

nice madam jii
thanks for sharing
hari shankar lal

On 2/24/11, Bhatt Sweta <bhatt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Gustavia gracillima/gracillipis
>
> *

> Family: Lecythidaceae
> Heaven Lotus, Narrow-Leaved Gustavia
> Origin: Colombia
> A small to medium size tree with beautiful thin green leaves and very showy,
> dark pink flowers.
> Leaves are large and long, the tree has a very tropical look.
>
> Had seen it at Jeeja Mata Udhyan.
> --

[JM Garg]

First image is Gustavia superba (Kunth) O.Berg as per images herein.

2nd one is Gustavia augusta L. as per images herein.