Beautiful post Sukla Ji, from an interesting place..thanks for sharing..
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]> wrote: > *Bruguiera gymnorrhiza* (L.)Lam. (Rhizophoraceae), also known as black > mangrove. > > Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic-oblong to elliptic-ovate, > coriaceous.Flowers regular, reddish; calyx campanulate, 10-16 lobed; > corolla pubescent at base; stamens enclosed in pairs by petals; style > slender, filiform with 3-4 lobes. Fruits with hypocotyl to 25cm long, > cylindric. > > > > Stems used in building, fishing boats, houses, electric poles, charcoal > making and to extract tannin. Leaves used as fodder. > > > The photographs are taken from the world's largest mangrove forest of > Sundarban. > > > Thanks, > Sukla > ------------------------------------------------ > Sukla Chanda, PhD > Science & Education, > The Field Museum, Chicago IL. > > -- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
