Raman ji, Very unusual flowers. Seeing for the first time. Thanks for sharing. Aarti
On Monday, February 18, 2013 10:12:09 AM UTC+4, raman 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.
