Nice catch of the plant and nice information Gurcharan Sir and Pankaj Oudhia Ji
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Gurcharan ji. > > Adding my pictures of Butea pods, Bankh preparation from Butea root fibers > and exposed Butea part. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Butea monosperma (Lain.) Taubert in Engler & Prantl, Pfianzenfam. >> 3(3):366. 1894. >> Syn: Butea frondosa Roxb., Erythrina monosperma Lain. >> Common names: bastard-teak, Bengal kino, dhak, flame-of-the-forest >> Deciduous tree up to 20 m tall with tomentose younger branches tomentose; >> pinnately trifoliolate leaves, terminal leaflet up to 15 cm long, lower >> slightly smaller; flowers bright red tinged with orange, in up to 20 cm long >> racemes, in fascicles; pod up to 20 cm long, silky. >> Photographed from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. >> >> -- >> 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
