I also feel it is closer to images at *Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.* <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/prosopis/prosopis-juliflora>
On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 8:25:50 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > > Earlier feedback > > Me................I don't feel very confident about the identification of > above photograph as P. cineraria, because the spines are clearly longer, > stronger and paired, and inflorescence much denser. > > Both P. juliflora and P. cineraria grow in Delhi and they are quite > distinct. In P. cineraria the spines are much shorter, solitary and > randomly scattered, it is a taller tree, the spikes are slender, more > yellower in colour and lax. It is also common to see rounded insect galls > hanging from the tree. pods are slightly flattened and curved > > P. juliflora is a medium sized tree or shrub, the spines are longer and > paired in leaf axils. The infloresnce is much more dense and pale yellow or > creamy in colour, with greenish tinge. the pods are slender, long and > cylindrical. > > I am uploading both species separately. > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Devendra Bhardwaj <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:36 AM > Subject: [efloraofindia:61738] Flora of Smriti van,Jaipur > To: [email protected] > > > Hindi name खेजड़ी > Scientific Name Prosopis cineraria > Family Fabaceae > Photo taken 5.4.2009 > At- Smiriti Van, Jaipur, Rajastan, India > Description Rajasthan State Tree > Regards,Devendra Bhardwaj > > > > > -- 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.
