Vijayasankar ji and Neil ji, Thanks for confirmation of ID and for providing more info on the taxa. Regards, M.Swamy
On Oct 12, 8:44 pm, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Agree with Dr. Vijayasankar. The Red Sanders tree occurs naturally only in a > small area of Andhra Pradesh & adjoining parts of Tamil Nadu. > Have planted a few saplings of this on my property. Sending a photograph of > the leaves of one for comparison. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On Wed, 10/12/11, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:87422] Re: 121011-MS - 53 - Pterocarpus santalinus > To: "M Swamy" <[email protected]> > Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 7:36 PM > > Affirmative, Swamy ji. It is Pterocarpus santalinus, the Red Sanders. > 'Sandana vengai' சந்தன வேங்கை in Tamil. > It is endemic to Andhra Pradesh (Chittoor dt.) and extensively planted by > Forest dept. in the forests of TN. > > > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:58 AM, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Herewith enclosing the photographs of Pterocarpus santalinus. A medium > sized tree. Very rare in Chennai. Perhaps seen only in GNP. Photos taken > during 2008 in Guindy National park, Chennai. Date not sure. ID > confirmation requested. > > Pterocarpus santalinus,Red Sanders sapling.jpg > 105KViewDownload
