Really nice set of photographs Raman ji -- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:03 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thursday, 1 March 2012 13:01:15 UTC+5:30, raman wrote: >> >> Coral Shower Tree is native to tropical regions of America. Apparently >> originating in the Amazon, the species’ natural distribution cannot be >> accurately described. It is a deciduous or semideciduous tree that grows up >> to 18 m in height and 50 cm d.b.h. The trunk is straight and the spreading >> crown is high, irregular, and made up of dangling branches. The leaves are >> paripinnate and made up of 10 to 20 pairs of oblong leaflets that are 3 to >> 6 cm long and rounded or obtuse at the apex and base. Cassia grandis is >> used as an ornamental to beautify streets, avenues, parks, and gardens. The >> sweet tasting and bad smelling pulp of the fruit is edible and is used as a >> laxative. The wood is hard and heavy; it is used in rural areas for home >> construction, sheds, and structures for roofs and in cabinet- making. The >> pink to purple flowers turn salmon-color with time and are arranged in >> racemes. The species blooms in spring, and fruits (legumes) ripen in summer. >> >> Its blooming now >> >> Raman >> >
