Excellent set of Pics Sir On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Triadica sebifera (L.) Small, Man. s.e. fl. 789. 1933 > syn: Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.; Croton sebiferus L. > Family: Euphorbiaceae > > Common names: candleberry-tree, Chinese tallowtree, popcorntree, tallowtree > > Medium sized deciduous tree reaching 7 m; leaves alternate, rhombic-ovate, > up to 3-8 cm long, acuminate, glacous beneath, turning yellow to red in > autumn; petiole up to 6 cm long with two sessile glands at apex; flowers > unisexual in terminal spike-like upto 10 cm long racemes, with female > flowers towards base singly, and male flowers above several together at each > node; stamens 2; style 2-4 lobed with recoiled stigmas; fruit trilobate, > about 10 mm across. > > Cultivated in Emporium Garden, Srinagar, Kashmir. A tree commonly planted as > avenue tree in California. > > -- > 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
