Raman Ji. your photos are really superb. On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 11:07 AM, raman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Earleaf Acacia is an evergreen, unarmed tree to 15 m (50 ft) tall, with > compact spread, often multi-stemmed; young growth glaucous. Leaves > alternate, simple, reduced to phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks), these > blade-like, slightly curved, 5-8 in long. Flowers in loose, yellow-orange > spikes at leaf axils or in clusters of spikes at stem tips; flowers > mimosa-like, with numerous free stamens. Fruit a flat, oblong pod, twisted > at maturity. It's roots are very strong and can break through concrete, > ruining sidewalks and driveways and pushing out other vegetation. Used for > the cultivation of the lac insect in India. This plant is native to > southeast Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinia and Australia > > Raman > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
