Thank you Satish ji & Madhuri ji for very interesting information.I specially liked the bit about branches joining [fusing?] once again.Strange & fascinating! Regards
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the additional info. Madhuri ji > > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Ranjini ji for introducing me to this wonderful tree. >> Thank you so much Satish ji for this interesting piece of information >> about this tree. >> I found the following very interesting Research communication on the same >> topic >> >> Branch-branch connections in trees analogus to hyphal fusions in fungal >> colonies >> >> K.Sankara Rao and Ramesh Maheshwari >> >> >> https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:WMLlLqxN5BYJ:www.ias.ac.in/currsci/25jan2010/240.pdf+caesalpinia+ferrea+branche+fusion&hl=en&gl=in&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj5slos0Ptch9HUevCIgSWG6qyiT1q0RrhPkqNiiRVCrQb0IcJBYQ5YaHI8raWLUXdalloNhLTlYh3sdXLDr2lrvH0uLgxeW4I8aj7eEo7-8CVlXjibDmzk5zJX4TBjC8e_U6FM&sig=AHIEtbSNANSp_p3S_eZXIKApYZBTTEnt8w >> From this research paper I also understood why it is called Leopard >> tree because when its thin bark is shed off at places, the undetached brown >> pieces on smooth, whitish bole appear as spots as in a leopard body. >> Ranjini ji let us hope one day the tree will develop some chemicals or >> thorns to ward off the youngsters from mistreating it:):). I also liked the >> 'talking trees ' concept >> Thank you once again >> >> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Very good pictures of *Caesalpinia ferrea*. Especially the stem. >>> One interesting fact about this tree : The stem gives branches which >>> often unite again which is a rare thing in other trees. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:46 PM, ranjini kamath <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Caesalpinia ferrea.Pics taken on 14-06-09 at 8.30am in Lalbagh >>>> Botanical Garden,Bangalore. >>>> Regards >>>> Ranjini Kamath >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Satish Phadke >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
