[Vinutha Gore]

Sir,

       I recently read about cyclonic ravage in Kolkata Botanical Garden. Among the destructed trees there is one "MAD TREE". What is this tree?

The Hindu paper referring to the Mad Tree: 

 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/botanic-garden-the-sorrow-of-fallen-trees-at-kolkatas-famed-garden/article31711769.ece

[YS Bedi]

Dear Vinatha Gore

Pterygota alata var.  irregularis Family Malvaceae. All leaves of this tree are of different/ individual  shapes.

Regards 

YS Bedi 

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[jaYESh Thakkar]

• Common name: Mad Tree: A variety of the “Buddha’s Coconut” tree of Indian rainforest, ir has mutant leaves, each with their own individual shape.
• Botanical species: Pterygota alata v. irregularis
• Botanical family : Malvaceae [Cotton or hibiscus]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

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[Vinutha Gore]

thanks sir

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