I think Raman is right and the tree is Prosopice cineraria. akbhatt
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Vijayasankar Raman < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear, > As far as I know, Banni mara (Kannada) or Vanni maram (Tamil) is *Prosopis > spicigera*. This is indigenous in the arid zone of Rajasthan, said to be > very useful and saved hundreds of lives during a bad famine. This species is > considered sacred and can be seen in some temples in TN as Sthalaviruksham. > But most of the time Acacia ferruginea, a common species found in the > tropical forests of southern India. Pl. correct me if i am wrong. > -- > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > FRLHT, Bangalore > > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma,Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
