Thanks, Neil ji. I could hardly find any link worth mentioning here for *Anogeissus sericea*: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3514
Some extracts from Wikipedia link on *Anogeissus*: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anogeissus *Anogeissus* is a genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> of trees<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree>native to South Asia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia>, the Arabian Peninsula<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Peninsula>, and Africa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa>, belonging to family Combretaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combretaceae>. The genus has eight species, five native to South Asia, two endemic to the southern Arabian Peninsula, and one native to Africa. *Anogeissus latifolia*, known as dhaora, is one of the most useful trees in India. Its leaves contain large amounts of tannin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannin>, and are used in India for tanning. The tree is the source of Indian gum, also known as ghatti gum, which is used for calico<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_(fabric)>printing among other uses. *A. pendula*, known as kardhai or dhok, is common in the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathiarbar-Gir_dry_deciduous_forests>of western India, where it often forms pure stands in the rocky ridges of the Aravalli Range <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aravalli_Range>. *A. leiocarpus* is found in Africa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa> from northeastern Ethiopia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia> to Senegal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal>, and its bark is used to produce Anogelline, a substance used in cosmetics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetics>. *A. dhofarica* and *A. bentii* are endemic to the woodlands of the southern Arabian Peninsula. 2009/1/7 Neil Soares <[email protected]> > Hi Satish, > From your photographs and description it seems to be Anogeisus serica.The > leaves of A.myrtifolia [A.pendula] are 2-4 by 0.9-1.5 cms and the flowers > are in small globose heads 6mm across [whereas in A.serica it is 1-2 cms in > diameter]. > Haven't got photographs of either but am sending you photographs of > A.latifolia [Dhavda] for comparison. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 1/7/09, satish phadke <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: satish phadke <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:7284] Anogeissus for ID > To: "indiantreepix Indian" <[email protected]>, > "wildflowerindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 9:47 PM > > > I think this tree is *Anogeissus acuminata* (Syn.*A. pendula*) > Last year I had photographed the same tree flowering in March. > Today 7th Jan 2009.I saw it flowering. > Large tree may be 20 feet. > Leaves alternate........acute tip as against blunt as in *A. latifolia.* > (Dhawda) > Inflorescence 1.5cm. > Satish > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
