Oh, forgot to ask... do you by the way have a picture of it?
usha di ======== On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 4:46 PM, vidyadhar ogale <[email protected]> wrote: > 15/11/11 > Quite likely the ID as C.roxburghii is correct. One grown up tree is at > Hansoti Lane, Ghatkopar (W) planted by Dr.Hansoti himself. > Ogale > > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >> Date: 21 August 2011 19:37 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:77825] Cassia with pinkish-orange flowers Is it >> Cassia roxburghii ? UD 8212011 001 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear All: >> For last a couple of years when in town once in awhile I have seen these >> strange arrangement of the flowers ... see figure 1 and 2. >> The tree is in public space, at GolPark , Kolkata, where Vivekanand's >> statue is... its a traffic circle with many many buses, taxis, cars trucks, >> auto rickshaws galore... all honking and spewing out grey, black or white >> smoke... and high decibel sounds... This tree seems to be thriving.. >> >> >> Date/Time- August 15th 2011 >> >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sea level or may be a bit below... >> Ganges plain >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden , Urban, in heavily polluted >> air >> >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree >> >> Height/Length- approximately 15 to 18 feet >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- pinnate, about 1.5 inches long, fine hair >> >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- Unique, Panicle growing from central vein >> outwards..see photos >> >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- across approximately 1.5 inches >> >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen yet >> >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- do not know yet >> >> >> I think this may be Cassia Roxburghii.... >> >> need confirmation please.... >> >> >> If my interpretation is wrong ... what is its ID? >> >> Thanks >> >> Usha di >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1740 members & >> 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 6000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> >
