Rashida ji Thanks for showing us so many interesting plants after a gap of several days. You have very well compensated your temporary absence from the group.
-- 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 Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Sangeetha <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Rashida ji, > > There is a small patch of landlocked mangroves (just 0.7 ha with about > 36 trees) in Shravan kavadia, 40 kms from Bhuj, Gujarat. > This is an evidence of an ancient shoreline in the region. > Geomorphologic changes in the region is obvious due to the > transgression of the sea. > This is supposed to be a sacred grove and the trees are over 100 years > old. > I have misplaced the photographs. If i am able to locate them, i shall > post it later. > > Regards, > Sangeeth mallika > > On Oct 3, 5:38 pm, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Carallia integerrima -Rhizophoraceae, This is another interesting species > > seen at Amboli, Maharashtra last week. All Rhizophora are coastal, but > > this is the only species found away from the sea. Amboli is at 3000 > > altitude. Fruit is edible and tastes like Phalsa ! > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > Carallia integerrima bark leaves.JPG > > 213KViewDownload > > > > Carallia integerrima-Rhizophoraceae.JPG > > 197KViewDownload > > > > Carallia integerrima fallen leaves.JPG > > 261KViewDownload
