Thanks Kenneth and Vijayasankar ji for important leads. I will explore these and report back. Sophora japonica is a very popular tree in Kashmir grown in gardens and lawns and trained in the shape of an umbrella, and hence called locally as Chhatur kul (umbrella tree). I am uploading it 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/ On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > Sophora was my first thought as well, though I'm more familiar with S. > affinis (Eve's Necklace--South Florida), S. secundiflora (Texas Mountain > Laurel--desert SW), and S. japonica (exotic, used as a street tree) here > in the 'States. These species all have similarly constricted pods. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > *To:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > *Cc:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Fri, July 30, 2010 10:04:26 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:42920] Fwd: Dubia-2 from Kashmir > > Looks like a species of *Sophora*. Probably S. tetraptera. > > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> resurfacing this shrub from Kashmir for Id >> >> >> -- >> >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:59 PM >> Subject: Dubia-2 from Kashmir >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Dubia-2, a leguminous shrub with pinnate leaves and moniliform pods, grown >> in newly developed Hazuribagh Garden in Srinagar, Kashmir. Photographed on >> June 16, 2010. >> -- >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> >> >> > >
