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On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 6:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Catalpa ovata* G. Don, Gen. hist. 4:230. 1837 > > Common: Chinese catalpa > > Asian counterpart of the pair of vicariant species (American counterpart > being C. bignonioides). Deciduous tree up to 10 m tall; leaves opposite, > ovate-cordate, 12-25 cm long, abruptly acuminate, sometimes 3-5-lobed, > finely pubescent; flowers pale yellow, 20-25 mm long, in many-flowered up > to 25 cm long panicles; corolla with orange stripes and dark violet spots > inside; pod up to 30 cm long, 8 mm broad. > Commonly planted in Kashmir. Photographed on June 16, 2010 from > Srinagar, 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/ > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
