Thanks for sharing one more important tree. On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:13 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Padri Tree is a large deciduous tree from Jacaranda family, growing up to > 5-10 m tall. It is usually found in dry deciduous forests of Central India. > It is a rare species in the Central Indian region with very thin and > scattered population. It is widely cultivated as ornamental, for the showy > flowers. Stem is short and erect, with gray, soft, scaly bark. Oppositely > arranged leaves are double-pinnate, 1-4 ft long. Leaflets are 3-9, 5-8 cm > long, elliptic, oblong, sharp tipped, with a rounded base. Fragrant white > flowers appear in dense panicles at the end of branches. Flowers are 4-6 cm > long, funnel shaped, white tinged with yellow. Stamens are 4 in unequal > pairs. Capsules are long, up to 1 m, 5 cm wide, curved and woody. > Flowering: March-April. > > Raman > -- Dr Satish Phadke
