Nice clear photos and good photoset, Sonia ji. Thanks Usha di for this ID. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Sonia Chauhan <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you Usha di for the quick identification. It is indeed Balanites > aegyptiaca. Thanks again. > > On 23 September 2012 13:27, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Dear All: > > > > Could this be an important ayurvedic plant called akantaka .. > > also known as Balanites aegyptiaca ??? > > > > > > > > the leaves and arrangement of the thorns remind me of this originally > african plant... > > > > Usha di > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Sonia Chauhan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Dear all, > >> > >> Please help to identify this shrub growing wild in a dry region > (Baroda). The stem is green and covered with fine, smooth white hair. > Leaves are in pairs of two placed right below the spine. Leaf size 1.5 - 2 > cms. Spines much longer and diverging in different directions. > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> > >> Sonia Chauhan > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Usha di > > =========== > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonia Chauhan > > -- > > > > --
