Superb catch Gurcharan ji. liked the long inflorescence and also the curved pods
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Prosopis juliflora* (Swartz) DC., Prodr. 2:447. 1825 > syn: *Mimosa* *juliflora* Swartz > > Common names: algaroba-bean, ironwood > > Shrub or tree with stipular spines up to 1 cm long; leaves bipinnate; > pinnae 1-3 pairs, rachis prolonged beyond last pair in a soft bristle; > leaflets 10-20 pais, 8-16 mm long, oblong, obtuse; flowers greenish-yellow > in up to 10 cm long spikes; calyx 5-toothed; petals 3 mm long; stamens 10, > free, exserted, 3.5-4 mm long, anthers with glands; pod up to 25 cm long, > 10-12 mm broad, straight or curved, light yellow. up to 20 seeded. > > -- > 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.Bhagyashri Ranade
