Hello, The leaflets of* Parkia biglandulosa* is fine and small when compared to *Enterolobium cyclocarpum*. The other important difference is the nature of inflorescence: *Parkia biglandulosa* flowers are aggregated at the stalk of the inflorescence and appear like a Badminton ball or Tennis ball, hence the common name Badminton ball tree or Tennis ball tree whereas the *Enterolobium cyclocarpum* flowers are loosely aggregated, one can say large size Touch-me-not (*Mimosa pudica*) plant like flowers. And the pods are totally different in these two species. In *Parkia biglandulosa*, the pods are in clusters whereas in *Enterolobium cyclocarpum* it is solitary and twisted in a typical elephant ear like, hence the common name elephant ear tree.
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/flora-kiuic/e/enterolobium_cyclocarpum_05s.JPG http://wildwanderer.com/journal/flowering-trees/2/ Regards, Stephen... On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Chithra V <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > What are the obvious (for identification) differences between *Parkia > biglandulosa* and *Enterelobium cyclocarpum*, that is apart from the > glands at the (petiole?) of the compound leaf. Often the trees are so tall > that it is difficult to get hold of the leaves.. We have both these trees on > the roads of Chennai... > Chithra > > > > -- Think about the Environment before printing this e-mail! ΓΌ +----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------+ Think B4U Print 1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and 5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere 3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water +----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------+ "Lets Protect What We Enjoy" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
