Rosaceae Week: Prunus campanulata from SFO, California

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Gurcharan Singh

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7 Oct 2011, 11:01:27 pm07/10/11
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Prunus campanulata Maxim.
syn: Cerasus campanulata (Maxim.) A. N. Vassiljeva

Common name: Taiwan cherry, Formosan cherry, bell-flower cherry

Tree with ovate-oblong sharply serrate leaves acuminate leaves, 5-8 cm long; flowers in umbels, deep rose-red, 2 cm across; fruit ovoid, red, 10-12 mm long.

Photographed from SFO Botanical Garden, California


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Nidhan Singh

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7 Oct 2011, 11:55:57 pm07/10/11
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Very beautiful pics, the 2nd one in particular, thanks sir
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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
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Balkar Singh

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8 Oct 2011, 12:41:12 am08/10/11
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Awesome!! Catch Sir
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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Madhuri Raut

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8 Oct 2011, 2:15:49 am08/10/11
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VERY BEAUTIFUL 2ND PICTURE IN PARTICULAR
It is just my observation that all flowers in Rosaceae family have a lot of pollen and all flowers are very attractive

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Bhagyashri
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