Yes Vijaysankar Ji it is Acacia ferruginea DC. the hooked spines in pairs and 3-6 pairs of pinnae and the flat reticulately veined pod confirms. i hav collecte dit from Buldhana and Akola.
regards Satish Pardeshi On Oct 23, 9:40 am, Vijayasankar Raman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear, > As far as I know, Banni mara (Kannada) or Vanni maram (Tamil) is *Prosopis > spicigera*. This is indigenous in the arid zone of Rajasthan, said to be > very useful and saved hundreds of lives during a bad famine. This species is > considered sacred and can be seen in some temples in TN as Sthalaviruksham. > But most of the time Acacia ferruginea, a common species found in the > tropical forests of southern India. Pl. correct me if i am wrong. > -- > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > FRLHT, Bangalore --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
