Thanks for sharing this wonderful Fabaceae tree. Where is it? Must be some park in Bangalore It must have been planted by British during their regime in India
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 12:36 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thursday, 1 March 2012 12:34:57 UTC+5:30, raman wrote: >> >> Andira inermis is a nitrogen-fixing tree native to the area from southern >> Mexico through Central America to northern South America (Peru, Bolivia, >> and Brazil); it has been introduced to the Caribbean, the Antilles, >> Florida, and Africa. The tree has many names due to its wide distribution >> and multiple uses: it is also known as the cabbage bark (in Belize), >> almendro macho (in El Salvador), almendro de rÃo or river almond >> (Honduras), bastard cabbage tree, cabbage angelin (USA), cabbage bark >> (USA), cabbage tree, carne asada (Costa Rica), guacamayo (Honduras), >> Jamaica cabbage tree, moca (Puerto Rico), partridge wood (USA), worm bark, >> or yellow cabbage tree. The tree grows to approximately 35m in height and >> 0.7m in diameter. It is evergreen and unbuttressed and has a dense crown >> and pink flowers. It grows primarily in riparian zones in forests along >> rivers. It can also be found in drier areas, including roadsides, pastures, >> and woodlands. >> >> Raman >> > -- Dr Satish Phadke
