I would like to know the name of the insect responsible for inflorescence galls in Prosopis cineraria, if any one knows it. Dr. R. R. Bhansali, Jodhpur
On Saturday, January 7, 2012 6:41:37 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > *Prosopis cineraria* (Linn.) Druce in Rep. Bot. Exch. Club. Brit. Isles. > 1913 > syn: *Mimosa* *cineraria* Linn.; *Prosopis* *spicigera* Linn. > > Common names: *ghaf* > Hindi:* **janum-chettu, khejri, jand, kandi* > * > * > *Tree with curved prickles on branches; leaves bipinnate; pinnae 1-2 > pairs; leaflets 7-12 pairs, 3-5 mm long, oblong, oblique; flowers > creamy-white in pedunculate spike 5-12 cm long; calyx truncate or obscurely > 5-lobed; petals -4 mm long, oblong with recurved tips; stamens 10, anthers > with glands; pod 14-25 cm long, slender, drooping, cylindrical, 10-15 > seeded.* > * > * > *It is common to see insect galls hanging from the branches. * > * > * > *Often planted on roadsides and parks. Photographed from Vikas Puri, New > Delhi.* > * > * > * > * > * > * > > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > --
