Kigelia africana

Neha Singh

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Oct 2, 2011, 10:35:38 AM10/2/11

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This Sausage Tree I photographed @ Empress garden, Pune.

Habitat- Planted
Dated- 12 June 11.

Regards
Neha Singh

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Balkar Arya

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Oct 2, 2011, 11:10:16 AM10/2/11

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Nice catch!!

lovely Flower Neha Ji

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

Ushadi micromini

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Oct 2, 2011, 2:08:34 PM10/2/11

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Kigella flowers fallen on the ground ... is all I can get close ups
of..
wonder why is that?

any fruits yet on you rtree?

usha di
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On Oct 2, 8:10 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice catch!!
> lovely Flower Neha Ji
>

Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Oct 2, 2011, 8:21:04 PM10/2/11

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It is most often found fallen on ground because the flowers bloom at
night and bats pollinate it. And by the weight of these bats, the
corolla usually fall off leaving the gynoecium on the floral stalk.
Pankaj

Ushadi micromini

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Oct 3, 2011, 6:41:55 AM10/3/11

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Thanks, Pankaj ji, I was worried that I never got to the garden early
enough...like at 4 am or some such thing...
nice to know...
Usha i
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