Many thanks Viplav for the precise description and photograph of the spines.
On 28 November 2012 12:11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From what I have noticed, the twigs of Prosopis cineraria are dotted with > solitary, internodal, conical spines that are straight or just a tad bit > bent. Have attached a picture from Kachchh. > > Best wishes, Viplav > > 2012/11/28 Sonia Chauhan <[email protected]> >> >> Hello all, >> >> I saw this tree which I think is Prosopis cineraria. I have one doubt though >> after reading Dr Gurcharan Singh's description of this tree which mentions >> that this tree has "curved" prickles. I would appreciate to know more about >> this because I did not see any spines that are curved. >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonia Chauhan >> >>> >>> 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/ >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> > > -- Regards, Sonia Chauhan --
