Nice set of photographs. Regards Prashant On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Elaeagnus parvifolia *Wall. ex Royle, * *Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 323 1836. > Syn: Elaeagnus umbellata auct. (non Thunb.) > > Small deciduous tree or shrub with spiny branches; leaves alternate, 2-6 > cm long, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, green above, covered with > peltate silvery scale beneath; petiole 3-6 mm long; flowers yellowish > white, fragrant, in axillary clusters of 2-4 flowers, appearing with young > leaves; pedicel 3-6 mm long; perianth tube 8-11 mm long, tubular; lobes 4, > triangular-ovate 3 mm long lobes, silvery outside; stamens slightly > exserted; fruit ovoid, 7-9 mm long, red when ripe. > > Photographed from Batote and Harwan in 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/ > >
