Dhoodi leaves and stalk as fodder for domestic animals

[raghu ananth]

An areca farm worker carrying home dhoodi (dudi, dhudi ...  guess its a silk cotton tree ) leaves and stalk, as fodder for his sheep and goat

How do the tree look like then? Will post a tall doodi tree from the areca plantation soon.

Chandagal village, Mysore district

Sep 2010

Regards

Raghu

[Pudji Widodo]

I think it is Ceiba pentandra Bombacaceae. I am not sure.

Pudji Widodo
Fakultas Biologi
Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
PURWOKERTO 53122
INDONESIA

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Does look like a Bombacaceae member! But cant be sure about Ceiba. Why
not Bombax?
Pankaj

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[Vijayasankar]

Generally (or always) Ceiba pentandra is planted around fields/plantations mainly for extraction of silk-cotton. Bombax ceiba is seldom planted. And the plants in the pictures look more of the former species to me.

 

Regards

 

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Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Research Associate
National Center for Natural Products Research
Thad Cochran Research Center
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677
Phone: +1 662 915 1018

[Pankaj Kumar]

Thanks for the clarification Dr. Vijay.
Regards
Pankaj

[Pudji Widodo]

Dear Dr Wujayasankar
Thank you for your explanation.

Pudji Widodo