tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687181727224230999.post3143071813194645077..comments2017-08-13T17:05:08.401+08:00Comments on Peiyan.Photography: Seed with wings from a treepei yanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12715199302664499544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687181727224230999.post-81559027276077930022013-08-14T23:48:12.702+08:002013-08-14T23:48:12.702+08:00From post: "If anyone knows the I.D. of this ...<b>From post: "If anyone knows the I.D. of this seed, do let me know."</b><br><br>The tree that produced these winged <a href="http://goo.gl/3iR7dZ" rel="nofollow">seeds</a> is <b><i>Terminalia calamansanai</i> (Philippine Almond)</b>. For details, pls see my comment at your other post <a href="http://goo.gl/pUEFIS" rel="nofollow">'Mystery of the seeds with wings (Part II)'</a> (06 May 2012).<br><br><br><b>From post: "I have kept these seeds I've collected in a plastic container. Hope that they will come in useful someday."</b><br><br>Perhaps you can use these papery, wind-dispersed <i>Terminalia calamansanai</i> seeds for botanical outreach ... for instance, as comparison against the water-dispersed, corky, egg-shapped fruits of the native <i>Terminalia catappa</i> (Beach Almond).<br><br>Both are <i>Terminalia</i> & yet quite different where the fruits are concerned.Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876076254499321528noreply@blogger.com