Hi Sir Ji, I think this is Opuntia dillenii... kindly wait for further confirmations. Thanks Tanay
On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Two species of Opuntia are reported from Delhi: O. dillenii and O. elatior. > Could this be one of these or any other species > > Growing on old Delhi ridge, up to 2.5 m tall with strongly flattened > phylloclads, obovate in shape with up to 20 cm long segments; spines 4-7 per > ariole, flattened at base, narrowed above tinged yellowish-brown, up to 2.5 > cm long. Flowers orange yellow about 5-6 cm across. > > -- > 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/ > > -- *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 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
