34th Tree Appreciation Walk in Heritage Garden of Hiranandani Gardens, Powai on 6th Jan,2013:

As the Sun moves from Dakhshinayan (Tropics of Capricorn) to Uttarayan (Tropics of Cancer)…… It is said as the ‘holy phase of transition’………and while all of us prepare to celebrate Makkar Sankrant, Pongal, Lodi, festivals respectively..….we too decided to move away (for time being),from the forest trails of SGNP and enter the beautiful gardens of Mumbai……. Moreover, the fruiting of Rudraksh tree compelled us to take the Tree Appreciation Walk in Heritage Garden in Powai and share the pleasure with all of you……Heritage Garden also houses large number of Palms…….many of them are flowering & fruiting……Flowers of Muchkund (Pterospermum suberifolium) and Rajanigandha (Polianthes tuberosa) have competition in their whiteness……We invite all of you to have, a Tree Appreciation Walk in the Heritage Garden on 6thJan,13 with us……

The 34thth walk is on Sunday 6th Jan, 2013

Venue: Heritage Garden in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

Time: 7.30 am

Duration of walk: 2 hours

Driving direction to the garden:

There are 3 municipal gardens in Hiranandani Powai, we are going to take walk in Heritage Garden, unfortunately this name is not mentioned anywhere on the gate of the garden. It is on Cliff Avenue between Heritage Towers & Verona buildings and opposite Glen Towers. All the three building are quite famous in that area.

From IIT main gate or Andheri (E) stn or Ghatkopar (W) stn Bus 392 i.e. 392 between Andheri (E) stn and Ghatkopar (W) goes via Hirnandani Gardens.

Rickshaw: from IIT Main Gate to Pizza -Galleria – D’Mart – Heritage Tower bldg which is one sideof our Heritage Garden, next to Verona and opposite Glen Towers on Cliff Avenue.

List of the trees which we are planning to show are attached herewith.

Hope to see you all,

Cheers,

TAW TEAM


List of Plants of Heritage Garden,
Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

34th Tree Appreciation Walk – on 6th
Jan, 2013









































No.




Common Name




Scientific Name




Family




Origin





1.




Teddy
Bear /Red Neck Palm




Dypsis
leptocheilos




Arecaceae




Madagascar


 





2.




Poplar




Populus
deltoides




Salicaceae




North
America





3.




Triangle
Palm




Dypsis
decaryi




Arecaceae




Madagascar





4.




Coconut/Narial




Cocos
nucifera







Not
Known





5.




Fiji
Fan Palm




Pritchardia
pacifica







Tonga





6.




Oil
Palm




Elaeis
oleifera







S
& C America





7.




Mickey
Mouse plant




Ochana
kirki




Ochnaceae




S.
E. Africa





8.




Pink
Trumpet Tree




Tabebuia
rosea




Bignoniaceae




America





9.




Khaya




Khaya
senegalensis




Meliaceae




Africa





10.




Brazilian
Iron Wood




Caesalpinia
ferrea




Caesalpiniaceae




Brazil





11.




Rajanigandha




Polianthes
tuberosa




Agavaceae




India





12.




Glow
Vine




Saritaea
mugnifica




Bignoniaceae




Ecvador/Colambia





13.




Manila
Palm/X-Mas Palm




Adonidia
merrillii




Arecaceae




Philippines





14.




Rudraksh




Elaeocarpus
sphaericus




Elaeocarpaceae




India





15.




Ramdhan
Champa




Ochna
obtusata




Ochnaceae




India





16.




Muchkund




Pterospermum
suberifolium




Sterculiaceae




India





17.




Kanak
Champa




Pterospermum
acerifolium







India





18.




King’s
Mantle




Thunbergia
erecta




Acanthaceae




West
Africa





19.




Sago
Cycad




Cycas
revolute




Cycadaceae




China





20.




Champagne
Palm




Hyophorbe
lagenicaulis




Arecaceae




Mascarene
Islands





21.




King
Palm




Archontrophoenix
alexandrae







Australia





22.




Majestic
Palm




Ravenea
ricularis







Madagascar





23.




Chinese
Fan Palm




Livistona
chinensis







China





24.




Ribbon
Fan Palm




Livistona
decipiens







Australia





25.




American
Oil Palm




Attalea
cohune







C.
America





26.




Dombeya




Dombeya
spectabilis




Sterculiaceae




Africa





27.




Fish
Tail Palm




Caryota
urens




Arecaceae




India





28.




Clustering
Fish Tail Palm




Caryota
mitis







India





29.




Giant
Fish Tail Palm




Caryota
rumphiana var borneensis







Borneo





30.




Thatch
Palm




Thrinax
parviflora







Jamanica





31.




Bitten
Palm




Aiphanes
erosa







West
Indies





32.




Blushing
Palm




Chambeyronia
macrocarpa







Australia





33.




Butterfly
Palm




Dypsis
lutescens







Madagascar





34.




Hongkong
Orchid




Bauhinia
x blakeana




Caesalpiniaceae




Hongkong





35.




Silver
Palm




Bismarika
nobilis




Arecaceae




Madagascar





36.




Supari




Areca
catechu







Malaysia





37.




Mac
Arthur Palm




Ptychosperma
macarthur







New
Guinea





6th Jan,13 Tree Appreciation Walk postponed to 20th Jan,13: We regret to inform you that our Tree Appreciation Walk which was scheduled for 6th Jan,13 has been postpone to 20th Jan,13 as the” Powai Marathon” is taking place in Hiranadani Gardens,Powai and so access to Heritage Garden by car has been restricted.