BUT I am still ignorant of the tree's ID and what happens when that flat "leaf " falls off, does it mean that the small leaves on its apex fall off too? so some leaves have pinnae and some donot? as in this pic...
if I knew the name , I could google it... then I would not have to bother you... but all this discussion without a name, assumes that most of the 1900 members are all botanists... REMEMBER ONLY A HANDFUL ARE CARD CARRYING BOTANISTS>> THE REST OF US are NON BOTANISTS.... so please take pity on us .... thanks Usha di ==== On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Very good illustration. > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:20 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This common exotic tree is seen with only falcategreen veinless phyllodes >> whichdisguise like simple leaves. Like most Acacias this should havebeen >> havingbi-pinnate leaves. Interestingly this Acacia too has bipinnate leaves >> but they are seen only in sapling stage. Pinnae2, 2-5 cm, deciduous; >> leafletsopposite, 6-10, sessile, oblong, 5-8 mm; petiole 5-8 mm, modifying >> and elongating to a phyllode 10-15 cm long. Scar of fallen pinnae can be >> seen at the rounded apex of the phyllode. Regards, Shrikant Ingalhalikar >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Usha di ===========
