Good set of pictures with close up view. Thanks for sharing this Raman Ji. On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 10:40 AM, raman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Large, nearly evergreen tree that grows up to 20 m or more in height, > Madras Thorn has a broad crown (to 30 m across) and a short trunk (to 1 m > thick) At the base of each leaf is normally found a pair of short, sharp > spines, though some specimens are spineless. Leaves are deciduous but > foliage is persistent, as the new leaves appear while the old ones are > being shed > > Raman > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
