Thanks a lot H S I just went through my photographsof E. suberosa from Delhi, and yes the stems and branches are not that prickly. I will upload all my collections of Erythrina in a day or two. Kindly give your opinion on them.
-- 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 2:11 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > sorry, above comment i wrote without reading your link sirji, but even > after reading, it do not satisfy the conclusion, and in the second link, i > do not think they have provided with proper correct photo ( i may be > wrong), but i guess, E. suberosa less prickly than E. stricta, infact E. > suberosa on stem hardly show spines, bark is thick, rupture and look like > crocodile bark, very light to handle or may be, because of this character > it has been used as cork in older days, even the leaflets are thick, > tomentose, > E. suberosa very commonly seen in Pune, in Maharashtra.. its quite > distinct from E. stricta and E. variegata the species found in Wild. > > i think photo here is E. stricta > > regards, > > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Narendra Joshi <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Great photographs, DInesh Ji! >> >> >> On 7 November 2011 01:34, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Erythrina suberosa * Roxb. >>> >>> >>> - *er-ith-RY-nuh* -- red colored >>> *sub-er-OH-suh* -- cork bark >>> >>> >>> [image: Erythrina stricta var. >>> suberosa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F457792611%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfnqJvQYNQF02GebQ4vQIA-gFfxaw> >>> Apr 7, 2007 ... along NH4 near Lonavala, Maharashtra >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: Indian coral tree, tiger claw • *Bengali*: >>> রক্তমন্দার raktamandar • *Hindi*: ढोलधाक dhol-dhak, मन्दार mandara, >>> पांगरा pangra • *Kannada*: halivana, keechige, mandara • *Konkani*: >>> पांगार paangaar • *Malayalam*: ആണ്മുരിക്ക് aanmurikk, മുളളുമുരിക്ക് >>> mulalumurikk, വെണ്മുരിക്ക് venamurikk • *Marathi*: पांगारा pangara • * >>> Sanskrit*: मन्दार mandara, पारिभद्र paribhadra • *Tamil*: கிஞ்சுகம் >>> kincukam, முண்முருக்கு munmurukku, முருக்கு மரம் murukku maram • *Telugu >>> *: బలభద్రిక balabhadrika >>> >>> *Native to*: Indian subcontinent, s-e Asia >>> >>> >>> *some views*: >>> >>> - Apr 7, 2007 ... along NH4 near Lonavala, Maharashtra >>> [image: Dhol-dhak (Hindi: >>> ढोलधाक)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F457788981%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfQQpPqxglK8pvfdyKgozoIbf4Dug> >>> - Apr 7, 2008 ... near Lion's Point, Lonavala, Maharashtra >>> [image: Balabhadrika (Telugu: >>> బలభద్రిక)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2395694067%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfoA66XQ7arBVfu6xdlftgd5YnXSA> >>> - Feb 15, 2009 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National >>> Park) >>> [image: Raktamandar (Bengali: >>> রক্তমন্দার)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3292344859%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc5JGGhIBKjkReoMUoeTJBgrQ5PLg> >>> - Apr 14, 2010 ... along NH8 near Chinchoti, Maharashtra >>> [image: Aanmurikk (Malayalam: >>> ആണ്മുരിക്ക്)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4520015897%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzerlSdUYqom1cFeusGI1zttV8liWw> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are >>> unable to view them among contents above. >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With Regards, >> Narendra Joshi >> > > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
