I got my paperback copy of 'Jungle Trees of Central India' today from Flipkart. Its a large book and as expected another superb effort by the author, Pradip Krishen.
He starts by describing quite literally, the ground beneath his feet viz., geological aspects as he traveled in the central part of India then sub-divides or classifies 9 types of forest. The keys identify and differentiate each tree species: bark key; flower key, fruit and leaf keys. The author depicts more than 200 tree barks with local names. Each tree species is described with several clear and precise photographs adopting the same format as in 'Trees of Delhi'. Definitely a worthy book for one's library! Today's Times of India mentions a crusading hero, a BEST bus driver, Mr. Aaba Ranaware who is quote currently battling a Nerul housing society which has cut 50 trees unquote. Thanks to him hoarding advertisers have been fined for cutting down trees. I echo Pradip Krishen opening words, ''I like trees'' as do many of us... Cheers, Kiran Srivastava Mumbai -- 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.
