Beautiful Catch Sir On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:49 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Spathodea campanulata* P. Beauv., Fl. Oware 1:47, t. 27, 28. 1805 > Syn: *Spathodea nilotica* Seem. > ir > Common names: African-tuliptree; flame-of-the-forest; flametree > > Evergreen tree up to 25 tall; leaves large, pinnate compound with 9-19 > leaflets, latter ovate-lanceolate or elliptic, 5-10 cm long, entire, with > 2-3 fleshy glands at base, abruptly acuminate; flowers scarlet, 7-10 cm > long in many-flowered racemes or panicles; calyx leathery, boat-shaped, 5-8 > cm long; corolla lobes ovate, somewhat undulate; fruit flattened, 16-22 cm > long. > > Photographed from Delhi University Campus. > * > * > > -- > 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/ > > -- > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & Horticulture Incharge Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 --
