Sir, Good close up view pictures. Thanks for sharing.
BRS On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Mitragyna parvifolia* (Roxb.) Korth., Observ. Naucl. Indic. 19 1839 > syn: *Nauclea* *parvifolia* Roxb.; *Stephegyne* *parvifolia* (Roxb.) > Korth. > > Medium size deciduous tree; leaves opposite, oblong-ovate, obovate, ovoid > to almost orbicular, 6-12 cm long; stipules large, oblong or elliptic, > glabrous above, hairy beneath along veins; petiole 5-18 mm long; flowers > cream coloured or greenish, in globose 8-15 mm across heads on up to 12 mm > long peduncle, head singly or in cluster of up to 5, each subtended by two > bract-like leaves; calyx lobes minute with ciliate margin; corolla with 4-6 > mm long tube, lobes half as long, throat hairy inside; style filiform, > stigma mitriform (headgear); fruiting head fruiting head dry with > aggregation of capsules. > > Commonly planted along roadsides, almost common on Ridge. Photographed > from old Delhi Ridge. > -- > 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/ > > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
