Nice pictures of *Delonix elata *of Caesalpiniaceae. Called as 'Vaadha narayanan' or 'Vaadha mudakki' in Tamil. As the names suggest, it is used for the treatment of rheumatic arthritis (hope Pankaj ji has some interesting info on this too). This African plant is commonly planted as an avenue tree in many parts of India. It can be easily propagated by stem cuttings.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > Please help me id this tree with mimosa-like leaves, growing in a village > 45 kms from Bangalore. > It was covered with white flowers which turned a mustard -yellow and had > flat seed pods. > I am afraid I did not check to see if the flowers were perfumed. > The trunk was very irregular (I'm not sure how it is to be described!) > Gnarled and ropey? > Thanks, > Padmini Raghavan. >
