A point to be stressed here is that it is not BROWSABLE, and therefore suitable for roadside and hpusing colony plantations. akbhatt
On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > Garg ji, > > My pictures of Karanj. > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=70347 > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=70346 > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=98823 > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=70349 > > And article > > Why Karanj is better than Jatropha? > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=845&page=-2 > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 6:49 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good pictures, Sadhana ji. >> >> Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures/ more details, pl. click >> on the link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongamia_pinnata >> >> *Pongamia pinnata* (*Indian Beech Tree*, *Honge Tree*, *Pongam Tree*, >> *Milletia >> Pinnata*) is a tree thought to have originated in >> India<http://mail.google.com/wiki/India> >> and is found throughout Asia <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Asia>. While >> it is commonly referred to as *Pongmaia pinnata* recent research has >> suggested that it should be reclassified to genus *Millettia*. >> >> *Pongamia pinnata* is a deciduous <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Deciduous> >> legume <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Legume> tree that grows to about >> 15-25 meters in height with a large >> canopy<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Canopy> >> which spreads equally wide. The leaves are a soft, shiny burgundy in >> early summer and mature to a glossy, deep green as the season progresses. >> Flowering starts in general after 3-4 years. Cropping of pods and single >> almond sized seeds can occur by 4-6 years. Small clusters of white, purple, >> and pink flowers <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Flower> blossom on their >> branches throughout the year, maturing into brown >> seed<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Seed> >> pods. The tree is well suited to intense heat and sunlight and its dense >> network of lateral roots and its thick, long >> taproot<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Taproot> >> make it drought-tolerant. The dense shade it provides slows the >> evaporation of surface water and its root >> nodules<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Root_nodules> >> promote nitrogen fixation<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation>, >> a symbiotic process by which gaseous nitrogen >> (N2)<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Nitrogen> >> from the air is converted into NH4+<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Ammonium> >> (a form of nitrogen available to the plant). Withstanding temperatures >> slightly below 0°C to 50°C and annual rainfall of 50–250 cm, the tree grows >> wild on sandy and rocky soils, including oolitic >> limestone<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Oolitic_limestone>, >> but will grow in most soil types, even with its roots in salt >> water.[1]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ver=HYFyTAqnPr8.en_GB.&am=b7EopeS3cCFPDX3i1_Q2SgddRKi7nPs#cite_note-0> >> >> Known by many names (Panigrahi, Karanji , Calpa, and Ponge, among other) >> it is a tree that is well-adapted to arid<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Arid> >> zones and has many traditional uses. It is often used for landscaping >> purposes as a windbreak <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Windbreak> or for >> shade due to the large canopy and showy fragrant flowers. The bark can be >> used to make twine or rope and it also yields a black gum that has >> historically been used to treat wounds caused by poisonous fish. The flowers >> are used by gardeners as compost for plants requiring rich >> nutrients<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Nutrients>. >> Although all parts of the plant are toxic<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Toxic> >> and will induce nausea and vomiting if eaten, the fruits and sprouts, >> along with the seeds, are used in many traditional remedies. Juices from the >> plant, as well as the oil, are >> antiseptic<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Antiseptic> >> and resistant to pests. In addition the Pongamia tree has the rare >> property of producing seeds of 25-40% >> lipid<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Lipid> >> content of which nearly half is Oleic >> acid<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Oleic_acid> >> .[2]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ver=HYFyTAqnPr8.en_GB.&am=b7EopeS3cCFPDX3i1_Q2SgddRKi7nPs#cite_note-1> >> The seed oil is an important asset of this tree having been used as lamp >> oil, in soap <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Soap> making, and as a >> lubricant <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Lubricant> for thousands of years. >> >> The seed oil has been found to be useful in diesel generators and, along >> with Jatropha <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Jatropha>, it is being >> explored in hundreds of projects throughout India and the third world as >> feedstock for biodiesel <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Biodiesel>. >> >> 2009/5/3 Sadhna Sharma <[email protected]> >> >>> Karanj or *Pongamia pinnata* looking beautiful in fresh leaves and >>> flower buds. >>> >>> Much better images by Vinod ji and Satish ji at >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/99bf7dcc9ba45bd3 >>> >>> Best, >>> Sadhna Sharma >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >>> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >>> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. 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