Thank you Sandhya.... for id of this tree.... Usha di
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:31 AM, harithasandhya <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, indeed it is Citharexylum spinosum. We call it 'Parijatam' in > Malayalam. Very fragrant flowers. I have it in my garden. Attracts a > lot of butterflies and bees. Easy to propagate from cuttings. > > Regards, > Sandhya > > On Jul 10, 7:52 am, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > *Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: VERBENACEAE Trees UD 7 10 2011 Unknown > > possibly Citharexylum spinosum* > > > > * > > * > > > > Dear all: > > > > Submitting Tree for definitive id > > > > Possibly this is Species: * Citharexylum spinosum * > > > > Family: Verbenaceae > > > > Photographed in June 2011 > > > > Site: Residential suburb, South Kolkata > > > > Tree ID: Possibly Citharexylum spinosum** > > > > My ID is based on reading up following posting recently by Raman ji from > > Bangalore See thread Similar pictures > > > > at url : > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/ec0... > > > > These photographs are taken from my balcony about 70 feet away.. > > > > with a zoom lens on a sony prosumer camera, handheld.. > > > > Close up of the flowers is not available YET…. > > > > In the first picture the background id provided by a Peltoforum, > > > > leaves turning dark, and copper pods are getting bigger. > > > > The foreground tree is a mangifera. > > > > The middle tree is the one in question…. > > > > It is about 20 feet tall, with light grey to dark bark, no prominent > furrows > > etc... > > > > Leaves are elliptic-oblong, about 5-7 inches long, plain (non serrated ) > > margins. > > > > All three trees are about 25 to 30 years old… > > > > I SHALL GREATLY APPRECIATE INPUTS FROM THE EXPERTS… > > > > THANKS > > > > Usha di > > > > VERBENACEAE Trees UD 7 10 2011 DSC02696 Small.jpg > > 214KViewDownload > > > > VERBENACEAE Trees UD 7 10 2011 DSC02698 Selected flowerspike and old > young leaves.jpg > > 159KViewDownload > > > > VERBENACEAE Trees UD 7 10 2011 DSC02709 small.jpg > > 531KViewDownload >
