That's why binomial names are soooooo important.... usha di ========
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Promila ji > There are three trees with the same common name *flame-of-the-forest* > > Delonix regia > Butea monosperma > Spathodea campanulata > > > -- > 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 Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 5:58 PM, promila chaturvedi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I think Palash-Butea monosperma is known as flame-of Forest. May be I am >> wrong. >> Promila >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Complete set of Pics Sir >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Gurcharan ji, >>> > very beautiful flowers. The best I have seen so far. I do not know the >>> tree >>> > that I have gets flowers which have a orange shade . I like more the >>> ones >>> > you have posted bright red. Thanks for sharing >>> > >>> > >>> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> nice pics,, >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Ushadi micromini >>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> very nice >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> ====== >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 9, 7:56 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > *Delonix regia* (Bojer) Raf., Fl. tellur. 2:92. 1837 >>> >>> > syn: *Poinciana regia* Bojer >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Common names:flamboyant, flame-of-the-forest, flametree, >>> >>> > peacock-flower, royal >>> >>> > poinciana >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Large deciduous tree to 20 m with bipinnate up to 55 cm long >>> leaves; >>> >>> > pinnae >>> >>> > 12-20 pair, leaflets 20-30 pairs, up to 10 mm long, oblong; >>> stipules >>> >>> > pinnate compound; flowers bright red, up to 10 cm across, in >>> racemes; >>> >>> > pod >>> >>> > up to 50 cm long, 5 cm broad, thick, compressed >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Coomon avenue tree in Delhi, Photographed from Vikas Puri and DU >>> >>> > Campus. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > -- >>> >>> > 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/ >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Delonix-regia-AK-Delhi-1.jpg >>> >>> > 530KViewDownload >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Delonix-regia-AK-Delhi-2.jpg >>> >>> > 421KViewDownload >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-1.jpg >>> >>> > 367KViewDownload >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-2.jpg >>> >>> > 175KViewDownload >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-3.jpg >>> >>> > 191KViewDownload >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Delonix-regia-Delhi-a.jpg >>> >>> > 70KViewDownload >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Delonix-regia-fruit2.jpg >>> >>> > 448KViewDownload >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> - H.S. >>> >> >>> >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere >>> heart of >>> >> stone >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Regards >>> > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> > > >
