Acacia auriculiformis to be precise..... Pankaj
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:35 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > sharing a pic of the Phyllode Acacia (Acacia auriculoformis)...an invasive > species from Australia. > Pic taken at Narendrapur. > > this plant now grows in profusion in many parts of Bankura and Puruliya > districts of West Bengal...the red soil is ideal for its growth...but it > doesnt allow other plants to grow...and its outcompeting other trees in the > area. > > i was shocked to see that there were no other trees in Mukutmanipur- a nice > tourist spot near Bankura. > > > Shantanu :) > > > Shantanu Bhattacharya. > B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology) > University of Calcutta. > Teaching Faculty. > Dept. of Biology. > Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). > Joka. Kolkata. > > > > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
