Nice Shots Dear Surajit On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 10:03 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Friends, > > In March-2010 & April-2009 I took photographs of the flowers of this > beautiful tree. This is a roadside tree, very uncommon in our locality. > Today, I shot the tree again, this time it is yet to bloom. > > Species - Jacaranda mimosifolia > > Date/Time- 03/02/2012, 11.00 A.M. (flowers in March-April) > Location- Chanditala (Hooghly District), West Bengal > Habitat- roadside plantation > Plant Habit- Tree > Height- 50 ft. approx. > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Pinnately compound > Inflorescence Type/ Size- loose pyramidal panicles > Flowers Colour- violet-blue > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- oblong, ovate or broad dehiscent capsule > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- It is a native of > North-west Argentina. Jacaranda is a Brazilian vernacular name. > > ID & Info help : > Book - Some Beautiful Indian Trees, by Ethelbert Blatter & Walter Samuel > Millard, BNHS, Oxford Unversity Press (1977) > > Regards, > > Surajit Koley > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
