Its pale brown pods are twisted and some times curled into rings. Promila On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Promila Chaturvedi < [email protected]> wrote:
> Aarti, > Tree's common name is Umbrella Thorn and it is almost flat like an > umbrella. The bark is said to be rough brown-red. It is indigenous and wide > spread in African savanna. The shape of the tree is just like yours and the > book mentioned its name as Acacia tortilis. > Promila > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 7:50 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Garg Ji, Promila Ji, >> I have little knowledge about Acacias. >> But the Acacia tortilis seen here, in Oman don't have straight pods like >> the ones seen here. >> I have posted Acacia tortilis on our group before. >> This was a huge tree, but low in height. >> Adding a picture of the main trunk. >> Aarti >> >> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 4:52 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> According to a book Field Guide to common Trees and Shrubs of East >>> Africa by Najma Dharani this Acacia is named as Acacia tortilis and the >>> common name is Umbrella Thorn, Swahili name is Mgunga, Ol-gorete & >>> ol-tepesi in Maasai and Etirr (Ateso Tororo). >>> Regards, >>> Promila >>> >>> efi page on Vachellia tortilis >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/vachellia/acacia-tortilis> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>> Date: 29 September 2016 at 12:22 >>> Subject: Flat-topped Acacia Tree : Vachellia Species : Kenya : 29SEP16 : >>> AK-10 : 10/10 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg" < >>> [email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Seen during visit in July. >>> Would like to know the Species name please. >>> Garg Ji, do we have an Acacia expert in our group? >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>> >>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>> >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >>> world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia >>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>> >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >> >> > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
