Harpullia zanquebarica -Black pearl Tree

Rashida Atthar

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Dec 25, 2010, 8:16:26 AM12/25/10

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Saw the flowering and fruting of Harpullia zanquebarica ( Syn. Majidea zanquebarica ) this month at Sagar upavan, Mumbai. Also called velvet seed tree.

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Rashida.

Harpullia zanquebarica flowers & fruits.JPG

Harpullia zanquebarica foliage & flowers.JPG

Harpullia zanquebarica foliage flowers.JPG

Harpullia zanquebarica raw fruits.JPG

Harpullia zanquebarica fruits.JPG

mani nair

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Dec 25, 2010, 8:42:46 AM12/25/10

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Rashida ji, nice capture

Regards,

Mani.

tanay bose

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Dec 25, 2010, 10:32:36 AM12/25/10

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Thanks for sharing nice shot

Tanay

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Padmini Raghavan

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Dec 26, 2010, 11:06:21 AM12/26/10

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One (out of three) Black Pearl has germinated. Here are the pics.

Regards,

Padmini Raghavan.

Majidea zanquebarica seedling 001.jpg

Majidea zanquebarica seedling 003.jpg

mani nair

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Dec 27, 2010, 12:09:54 AM12/27/10

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Congratulations Padmini ji. You got a green thumb.

Regards,

Mani.

Muthu Karthick

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Dec 27, 2010, 1:24:53 AM12/27/10

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Nice pictures, is this a high altitude tree? or cultivated in plains?

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