Your Kashmir flora is very interesting and new for us as compared to western ghats.
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Balkar ji and dear Pankaj > > > -- > 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 Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Nice illustration and nice pics. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Saturday, 30 June 2012 13:48:27 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote: >>> >>> *Cydonia oblonga* Mill., Gard. dict. ed. 8: *Cydonia* no. 1. 1768 >>> Syn: *Cydonia vulgaris* Pers. ; *Pyrus cydonia* L. >>> >>> Common name: Quince >>> Kashmir: Bam tsunt >>> >>> Small tree with tomentose young branches, glabrous when old; leaves >>> alternate ovate to oblong, up to 10 cm long, upper surface glabrous or >>> pubescent, lower densely white tomentose, base rounded or subcordate, >>> margin entire; flowers white or pinkish, 4-5 cm in diam; hypanthium densely >>> tomentose; sepals lanceolate or ovate, tomentose; petals 16-20 mm long; >>> stamens many; fruit fragrant, 3-6 cm in diam, densely tomentose, finally >>> yellow when mature. >>> >>> Commonly cultivated in Kashmir. Best consumed after roasting, baking or >>> as stew. Also used in jams, jellies or as pudding. Photographed from >>> Balgarden, Tangmarg and outside Dachhigam forest. >>> -- >>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/> >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~**singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> > > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
