Hello1 wrote: Mr. Farooq: Am posting a picture of the plant as well as closeup of a leaf. Have compared with images on the Internet. They seem very similiar to mine. Its leaves have very sharp serrated edges and if you are not careful, you can cut yourself on it. Also throws out a lot of ariel roots and side shoots, which can be potted.However, you are more knowledgable. What do you think. Plant was gifted by a friend several years back.
No sir, as far as I can tell this is
not kev-ra. I know it is a variegated version but a green version of the very same plant was sold to me as well. I threw it away. Kev-ra leaves are leathery and dull green. They do not bend like the ones shown in the picture. The rest of the features are the same.
Your screwpine will flower some day like the real kev-ra but it might not be fragrant. And by all means it is too young to flower. Unfortunately we don't know whether it would be a male or a female tree :-(. As I mentioned earlier it will start to flower and you will need a ladder to actually see the flower! Just let it grow.
I had heard that Hamdard University (Karachi) has a botanical garden and they do have kevra plants. If someone can verify that would be great.
. Since you havent been able to find the authentic plant locally, what are the chances of either buying or bringing it from foreign. Have you researched its possiblity. I mean can one import it.