Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn. (Syn: Mezoneurum grande Miq.; Acrocarpus grandis (Miq.) Miq.; Acrocarpus fraxinifolius var. guangxiensis S.L.Mo & Y.Wei; Acrocarpus combretiflorus Teijsm. & Binn.);

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Tree for ID:060311BM1:
Date/Time-     06-03-2011/05:30 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-           Ludhiana, Punjab
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-    Garden
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree
Height/Length-  about 50 feet

Sharing the images of Acrocarpus fraxinifolius from NBNP Garden, Anaikatti, Coimbatore.

Location: NBNP Garden

Habitat: Garden
Habit: Tree

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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) :: Acrocarpus fraxinifolius at Panchagani :
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn.

Jan 13, 2008 … at car park of Tableland, Panchagani, Maharashtra
commonly known as: acrocarpo, Australian ash, Indian ash, Kenya coffeeshade, mundani, pink cedar, red cedar, shingle tree • Bengali: mundani • Hindi: मंडानिया mandania, मंधानी mandhani, मुंडानी OR मुंदानी mundani • Kannada: belangi, hantige • Manipuri: mun, mundani • Marathi: टोकफळ tokphal • Tamil: மலைக்கொன்றை malai-k-konrai
Native to: South Asia
more views: Aug 24, 2010 … at car park of Tableland, Panchagani, Maharashtra

I think the only known tree from Pune is in Mayur colony close to my house but I have yet to photograph it.

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I am sharing my pictures taken at Chikhaldara. New foliage is really beautiful.

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Acrocarpus flowering:
Red flowers are designed to attract birds for pollination and the juice in the flowers is usually trasparent. Here in Acrocarpus flowers the petals are small and green yet the stamens are bright scarlet and the juice at the bottom of flowers is bright scarlet and thick like ‘mixed fruit jam’. A large number of birds are seen flocking on the blooms of this huge tree.

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Nice shots …, and valid information. I too have seen large number of birds foraging nectar from the flowers of this plant in Waynad, Kerala during last December. Another important thing is that when this plant flowers there will be lots of active flowers per day and the plant would not have even single leaf. There are also the adaptations to get more attention and reward (pollination) from birds.

Here are my pictures of Acrocarpus taken from Waynad Kerala . Is this a different species? As far as I know there is only one species of this genus A. fraxinifolius seen in the Western Ghats.
Is this regional variation?

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You are right. There is only one sp. viz A. fraxinifolius. It is possible that the ‘mixed fruit jam’ at the base of flowers adheres the pollen on the beaks. There is no variation but the tree is not native to Maharashtra. All trees here are planted, yet the birds throng on them ignoring that they are non-native trees. Another eye opener for those who claim that birds recognise non-natives and boycot them.
Thanks for nice pictures. 

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Thank you … for additional information.

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Very attractive plant indeed … the pics are equally beautifully taken, thanks for showing this…

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As usual …, another superb photography. All parts nicely focused.

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Devalgarh Uttarakhand: request for id: 2 high res. images.
please check the attached images of the tree.

Please check for Acrocarpus fraxinifolius (Fabaceae).

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Sure, will do that.

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I agree with … for Acrocarpus fraxinifolius as per images and as per IBP, FOI, UTP, POWO, mundani-garden and FoC

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Permission for Acrocarpus fraxinifolius images for publication:
I am the legume research leader at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. I am one of many legume authors contributing to a special issue on the legume subfamily Caesalpinioideae to be published in the journal PhytoKeys. Currently I am completing an account of the tribe Ceratonieae which includes the genus Acrocarpus. While compiling a photographic plate of the four genera which comprise the tribe, I have come across your beautiful photographs of Acrocarpus fraxinifolius.
This email is to seek your permission to include three of your photos in the plate that I am preparing. If you are willing for me to use your images then the figure caption will, of course, credit your website. I would also like to credit the appropriate photographer of the images which I would like to reproduce. Are you able to help me to track down the photographer(s) of the Acrocarpus photos on your website?

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I have marked the photographers and … in cc.
Pl. give him permission for his publication work along with the images and name of the photographer for credit.

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I appreciate it, sir.
Permission given. I’ve included a picture of pods in this attachment.
1 very high res. image.

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Fabaceae: Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn.: 1 high res. image.
location/date: University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997

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References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-678
IBP, FOI, UTP, POWO, mundani-garden  FoC