This is Albizia amara undoubtedly, as said by Dinesh Ji Tanay On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Shubhada and friends ... this is *Albizia amara* ... please do not get > surprised by my ID power ... call it plaque confidence !! > Attached is photo showing the plaque put on the same tree you are referring > (at Kamala Nehru Park). > And also a photo showing the same tree (photo taken on 28 OCT 07). > > But IDs put on plaques are often found to be incorrect, spelling error > being most common. > ... so the ID yet needs validation !! > > Regards. > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Shrikant-- >> >> I don't think that this is Albizia julibrissin. Foliage seems too bright >> a green color, and "huge" is not a word I'd likely use to describe A. >> julibrissin. I'll see if those glands match trees here in the States. >> >> Regards-- >> Ken. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> >> *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> *Sent:* Mon, August 30, 2010 4:06:34 AM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:45968] Re: Request for id of a huge >> tree_SSN_Aug 2010 >> >> Good find Shubhada, I was looking out for this tree in Mumbai for a >> long time. This would be Albizia julibrissin, though not too sure, the >> Persian Silk Tree. It has pink flowers resembling the Rain Tree. Pls >> keep watching for flowers in early summer. Regards, Shrikant >> >> On Aug 30, 3:08 pm, shubhada nikharge <shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> >> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > Request for id of a huge tree at Kamla Nehru Park, Malabar Hill, Mumbai >> seen in >> > the last week of Aug 2010. >> > >> > A spreading tree like Samanea saman (Rain tree). Canopy much broader >> than its >> > height. >> > Leaves bi pinnate, leaflets pointy. No flowers, no fruits on the tree. >> > >> > Gland like structure at the junction of lowest side stalk and 2 >> uppermost side >> > stalks. No such structure for in-between side stalks. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Shubhada >> > >> > "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I >> can do >> > something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." >> > >> > unid huge tree 2010_0826_4 e.jpg >> > 118KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree - leaves 2010_0826_ 1 e.jpg >> > 166KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree - pointy leaflets 2010_0826_2 e.jpg >> > 95KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree bark 2010_0826_3 e.jpg >> > 131KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree bipinnate leaves 2010_0826_5 e.jpg >> > 108KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree - gland at lowest side stalk 2010_0826_6 e.jpg >> > 65KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree - glands at 2 uppermost side stalks 2010_0826_ 7 e.jpg >> > 130KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree - leaves 2010_0826_9 e.jpg >> > 119KViewDownload >> > >> > unid huge tree leaves 2010_0826_8 e.jpg >> > 88KViewDownload >> >> > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
