Terminalia cuneata or Arjun tree. Regards, Shrikant On May 5, 2:38 pm, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > While we took a small break near the rivers of the Anchetty forests, we came > across many of these interesting tree species, most of them rested in the > banks or in the midst of the river, gone dry in summer. The trees in these > scrub forests are dwarf except in these rivulets where they reach great > heights upto 120 feet. We watched a number of such trees amidst the river > during our drive for more than 10 kms (Mar 2010). Wonder how these trees > withstand the gushing river floods during monsoons. And most importantly, > these gigiantic trees in the rivers are untouched by human hands. At > Hogenakkal, while hitching a ride on the coracle, the boatman would often > take us around these trees! Some of these magnificent trees are several > centuries old (200-350 years approx) > Probably Mekedatu, Muttati in Karnataka, Anchetty and Hogenakal on the > Tamilnadu-Karnataka border are the best places to see tree kinds in the mid > of river cauvery river. I suppose Terminalia arjuna, grows quite tall and > are found in good numbers in the turbulent Cauvery river. > > Date/Time- > 08 Mar 2010 > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- > Amidst the dry river stream, Anchetty - Hogenakal, Tamil Nadu > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- > River banks, streams, rivulets, Wild, forest > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- > Tree > Height/Length- > 50-60 feet > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- > alternate, elliptic, 5 inches > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > - > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > Not seen > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > 5 winged fruit, Brownish red > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Definitely not a > Vitex leucoxylon tree / T.elliptica /T. crenulata > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > DSC_0110a8.jpg > 151KViewDownload > > DSC_0110a10.jpg > 74KViewDownload > > DSC_0116_Leaf11.jpg > 63KViewDownload > > DSC_0115_Seeds.jpg > 81KViewDownload > > DSC_0105a_Tree1.jpg > 190KViewDownload > > DSC_0111a_Trunk.jpg > 164KViewDownload > > DSC_0112TrunkUpper.jpg > 187KViewDownload > > DSC_0116_LeafCloseUp.jpg > 85KViewDownload
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