Dear Sir Nice pics of a tree that is now rare in Kashmir. Which part of Harwan? Is it inside Dachigam NP?
On Monday, September 24, 2012 8:26:19 PM UTC+5:30, Balkar wrote: > Nice Set of pics Sir > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 4:52 AM, Gurcharan Singh > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> *Ulmus wallichiana* Planch. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 3. 10:277. 1848. >> >> Deciduous tree with spreading branches; vegetative buds acute longer than >> 3 mm; short lateral shoots with 3-5 leaves; leaves elliptic, abruptly acute >> or acuminate, 6-14 cm long, teeth arching with 2-4 secondary teeth, upper >> surface pubescent, lower densely pubescent, leaf base strongly oblique >> petiole 6-10 mm long; flowers appearing before leaves, in clusters on on >> elongated infl axis; pedicel 1-3 mm long, elongating to 5 mm in fruit; >> perianth lobes oblong, ciliate; stamens 5-6; samara orbicular-obovate, >> 12-15 mm long, narrowed below. >> >> Photographed from Harwan, Kashmir in May, 2012, alt. 1700 m >> -- >> 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/ >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > --
