nice pics sir commanly known as Rakt chandan On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Adenanthera microsperma* Teijsm & Binn., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indiƫ. > 27: 58. 1864. > Syn: *A. pavonina* var. *microsperma* (Teijsm. & Binn.) I. C. Nielsen > > Deciduous tree with bipinnate leaves; pinnae 3-5 pairs; leaflets 4-7 pairs > oblong or ovate, 25-35 mm long; flowers white or yellowish, fragrant, in > spike-like racemes, distinctly pedicellate; petals oblong, 3-4 mm long; pod > curved, becoming coiled after dehiscence, up to 20 cm long; seeds scarlet, > ellipsoidal, 5-8 mm long. > > A few trees in DU campus, flowering in July-August, a few flushes 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/ > > -- Amit Kumar *Research Scholar Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India P.O. Box # 18, Chandrabani Dehradun - 248 001. India Mob.-9410592063*

