Beautiful Shots sir On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > *Calliandra haematocephala* Hassk., Retzia 1:216. 1855 (Natuurk. > Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 10:216. 1856) var. *haematocephala* > *syn: **Calliandra inaequilatera* Rusby > > Common names: powderpuff-tree, red powder-puff > > Shrub or small tree; pinnae 1 pair, rarely 2 pairs; leaflets 4-9 pairs, > obliquely lanceolate, 2-4 cm long, base oblique, apex slightly curved on > one side; flowers scarlet in axillary 3-5 cm across heads on 2-4 cm long > peduncles; corolla purplish, tube 4-5 mm long, lobes reflexed, 3 mm long; > stamenal tube white, filaments deep red; pod linear-oblanceolate, 7-12 cm > long, 5-6 seeded. > > Commonly planted in Delhi along roadsides, parks and private houses. > Photographed from Khalsa College, Delhi. > > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
