very nice to see asian lindens... which by the way are supposed to be more varieties than northwestern hemisphers...
wonder how many do we have in the himalayas... Usha di == On Sep 11, 7:04 am, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > Another feather in cap of malvaceae Cap. thanks sir > > > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Tilia platyphyllos* Scop., Fl. Carniol. ed. 2, 1: 373 1771. > > > Common names: *big-leaf linden*, *broadleaf lime*, *large-leaf lime*, > > *large-leaf > > linden* > > > Tree with pubescent young branches; leaves broadly ovate, up to 12 cm long, > > obliquely cordate, regularly serrate, pubescent beneath especially along > > veins; flowers creamish in drooping cymes, usually 3, rarely 4-6 flowered, > > peduncle united for half its length to the ligulate bract; sepals and petals > > five each; stamens many; fruit pear-shaped. > > > Photographed from Emporium Garden in Srinagar, Kashmir. > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964
