Very nice set of pics Gurcharan ji. Interesting looking fruit . On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Good Shots Sir > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Cassia fistula L., Sp. pl. 1:377. 1753 > > > > Common names: golden shower, Indian-laburnum, purging cassia > > Hindi: Amaltas, girimalah > > Beng: Sundali, amultas > > Mar: Bahava > > Guj: Garmala > > Tam: Konei > > Tel: Rela > > Kan: Kakke > > > > Deciduous tree reaching 10 m; leaves large, pinnate with 4-8 pairs of up > to > > 15 cm long ovate leaflets; flowers yellow, appearing before leaves, in > > pendent 30-50 cm racemes; bracts minute, caducous; fruit cylindrical up > to > > 30 cm long, hanging. > > > > Photographed from Ashok Vihar and Vikas Puri in 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 > -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
