Saturday, April 20, 2013

அஞ்சனை , காசை

Ironwood Tree  (Memecylon umbellatum)  Family: Melastomataceae (Photos By A. Rajan).


This tree is not only beautiful, but also useful. It provides hard timber used for building houses and boats. A yellow dye can be extracted from the leaves and the bark is used to treat bruises. Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ironwood%20Tree.html



Wildlife Art at PBRC



Some of the stone carving at the Pitchandikulam Bio Resource Center (PBRC), Auroville, Pondichery

Sunday, April 7, 2013

ஆலமரம்,

 Banyan Tree at the Adyar Theosophical Society- Adyar Banyan Tree or the Adayar Bodhi Tree, believed to be around 450 years old, is located on the campus of Theosophical Society at Adyar in Chennai.



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Baobab (Adansonia digitata)