Superb Catch Sir Ji Regards
rasad On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Acacia auriculiformis* A. Cunn. ex Benth., London J. Bot. 1:377. 1842 > syn: *Racosperma auriculiforme* (A. Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley > > Common names: black wattle, Darwin black wattle, ear-leaf acacia, ear-pod > wattle, northern black wattle > > An interesting evergreen tree with leaf petiole modified into leaf-like > structure (phyllode); bark smooth, gray-whitephyllode oblong-curved, up to > 20 cm long, 2-4 cm broad with 4-6 subparallel main veins; flowers > orange-yellow, in axillary or terminal up to 8 cm long spikes; calyx > shallowly dentate; petals 2 mm long, oblong; ovary densely puberulent; pod > spirally twisted, 5-8 cm long, seeds black, 4-5 mm long. > > Photographed from Vikas Puri, New Delhi, flowering in October-November, > pods maturing in April-May > > -- > 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/ > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
