解説Dillenia pentagyna flowering by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN1362 (16).jpg
English: Dillenia pentagyna flowering. Clicked by Dr. Raju Kasambe in BNHS Conservation Education Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Dillenia pentagyna flowering. Clicked by Dr. Raju Kasambe in BNHS Conservation Education Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Flowering of Dillenia pentagyna. The tree bloomed yesterday morning at BNHS CEC . There wasn't a single leaf. When I was passing under the tree I could hear the buzzing sound of hundreds of honey bees feasting on the nectar and helping in pollination.
I went to see the flowers again in the afternoon and the road under the tree was golden yellow with the sprinkle of petals of the tree.
All flowers had shed the petals and only few honey bees could be seen on the tree. The flowering was over.
Here are three photographs.
Another tree had blossomed 18th June 2019.