what a nice write up and complete set of pictures googling images got up some very interesting way of the pods being sold in the market and from Bogor Bot garden some weird looking buttresses
thanks, Raman for showing this new to me Usha di == On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:42 AM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > Tree Bean is a very large tree, 25-40 m in height, found in North-East > India. The leaves are evenly bipinnate and 30-80 cm long. The pinnae are > 40-60 in number, and 8-20 cm long. The leaflets are 60-140, linear-oblong, > 6-12 mm long, close-set, shining above, and pointed at the tip. The > flower-heads are dense, obovoid or perform, up to 6 cm long, hanging from > leaf axils like old-fashioned electric bulbs, on long cable-like stalks. > The flowers are white and yellow, about 1 cm long. The pods are 25-30 cm > long, about 3.5 cm wide, rather thick, pendulous, and black and shinning > when mature, and contain from 15-20 seeds. The pods are edible, and are > considered a delicacy in Manipur. Their pulp is golden yellow, with a > sweetish taste and an odor like that of violets. The roasted seeds are used > in certain parts of Africa to make an infusion like coffee, for which > reason they have been called soudan Coffee. tip of a long thick stalk - the > reason for its common name. The fruits that are flat are in clusters at the > tip of long thick stalks. Known to grow quite fast. The entire > inflorescence has a very soft appearance. However, once the flower is dry > the core is pretty hard. Please do not even for fun try flinging it at any > one. It really hurts > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Parkia%20-%20Tree%20Bean%20Tree/Tree%20Bean%20Tree.html > > Raman > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Usha di =========== -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
