Pseudobombax ellipticum--- Shaving Brush Tree

Prashant Awale

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Jan 21, 2012, 4:51:34 AM1/21/12

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Dear Friends,

White Shaving Brush tree is flowering in "Veer Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai". Sharing photographs of the same.

Bot. name: Pseudobombax ellipticum

Family: Bombacaceae

Date/Time: 21-01-2012 / 09:40AM

Habitat: Garden

Plant Habit: Tree.

Regards
Prashant

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Madhuri Raut

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Jan 21, 2012, 7:24:49 AM1/21/12

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lovley pics Prashant ji . Thanks for sharing.

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Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade

Nidhan Singh

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Jan 21, 2012, 10:27:38 AM1/21/12

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Beautiful Prashant Ji,

Thanks for uploading such clear closeups.

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Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Jan 21, 2012, 11:07:07 AM1/21/12

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What is that, Fork Tailed Drongo??
Nice pics, I can see the pollinators hovering over the flowers...
Thanks for sharing
Pankaj

Prashant Awale

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Jan 21, 2012, 12:21:16 PM1/21/12

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Thanks Bhagyashri ji, Nidhan ji, Pankaj ji.

Yes Pankaj ji, Bird is Drongo. Also i could spot many pollinators hovering over the flower.
Good observation..

Regards
Prashant

Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy

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Jan 23, 2012, 4:47:24 AM1/23/12

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Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

BRS

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Prashant Awale <pka...@gmail.com> wrote:

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B. Rathinasabapathy
Project Co-ordinator
Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
1388, Avinashi Road
Peelamedu
Coimbatore-641004

Prashant Awale

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Jan 23, 2012, 11:18:07 AM1/23/12

to Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy, efloraofindia

Thanks a B. Rathinasabapathy ji.
Regards
Prashant

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