nice set of photos.. On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 3:31 PM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Indian Elm is a large deciduous tree, gowing up to 18 m tall. It has grey > bark, covered with blisters, peeling in corky scales on old trees. > Alternately arranged leaves are elliptic-ovate, 8-13 cm long and 3.2-6.3 cm > wide, smooth, with entire margins, and a pointed tip. Leaf base is rounded > or heart-shaped. Stipules are lance-shaped. Crushed leaves emit an > unpleasant odour. Flowers are small, greenish-yellow to brownish, > pubescent, borne in short racemes or fascicles at the scars of fallen > leaves. Sepals are velvety, often 4. Fruit is an a circular samara, 2.5 cm > in diameter, with membranous, net-veined wings, and flat seed > > Raman >
