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Shaving Brush Tree

Pseudobombax ellipticum

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Totally leafless tree (well not quite if you take into account the few new ones close to the base...last photo) . Flowers remind me of the Barringtonia asiatica...Fish Poison tree but these are white.

Habitat:

Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden previously known as Indian Botanic Garden is situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Most trees here do NOT bear name plaques.

Notes:

Blooms are reportedly Rose coloured or white..evidently, this one has white blooms.

Reference Links:

Pseudobombax ellipticum - Wikipedia, Pseudobombax ellipticum - Shaving Brush Tree

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
SukanyaDatta
Dear, Dear Jopy...thank you so very much. I am simply blown away that you could ID this leafless tree with its two flowers. Many, many thanks,
Jopy
maybe it's this one or similar species? http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/White%20Shaving%20Brush%20Tree.html
SukanyaDatta
Thanks Sarah....but leafless...so IDing is going to be so dificult...
SarahWhitt
Oh MY...Sukanya!! That is BEAUTIFUL!! :)

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