Thanks Pankaj ji for adding nice photographs
-- 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/ On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
