Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for shaowing this plant. Regards Prashant On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> When ever the name Laburnum is mentioned we are reminded of Cassia > fistula, The Indian Laburnum, so common in hotter parts of India. Here is > the true Laburnum, easily separated by short stature, its trifoliate leaves > and more or less white hairy pods especially when young. > * > * > *Laburnum anagyroides* Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. > 2:363. 1787 > Syn: *Cytisus laburnum* L.; *Laburnum vulgare* J. Presl > > Common names: common laburnum, golden-chain, golden-chaintree, laburnum, > peatree > > Deciduous tree, rarely more than 6 m tall; leaves trifoliate with > elliptic-lanceolate or obovate leaflets, up to 7 cm long; petiole up to 6 > cm long, stipules small; flowers yellow in a pendulous raceme up to 35 cm > long; calyx hardly 5 mm long, slightly bilipped; corolla up to 3 cm long, > standard nearly rounded, keel shorter; stamens 10, monodelphous; pod up to > 8 cm long, white hairy especially when young, sutures slightly winged. > > Profusely flowering these days in Kashmir valley, especially in Gardens in > Srinagar. Photographed from Hazuri Bagh (now Iqbal Garden) in Srinagar, > Kashmir. > > > > > -- > 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/ > >
