The planters of South India introduced many acacias primarily for providing shade and and think of the capability of them in nitrogen fixation. Moreover, the acacias flourish well in arid situations such as Rajasthan where they welcome them. The photographs of the fruits attached herewith are of Acacia colei and not of A. mangium.
On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting tree , then > > wonder why did the interest wane? > > is it an environmental ecological problem > some acacias need // misuse water? > or like the Prosopis juliflora or Acacia juliflora misuse the scant water > resouces of a land? > > usha di > > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 11:09 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <tchak...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thank you Kumar ji, >> I have seen a specimen from Delhi from a tree under cultivation there. >> There was no other record known to me. It is a native of Moluccas. It can >> be used for land rehabilitation and fuel wood production. An analysis of >> the seeds is desirable as they are usually highly nutritious (as reported >> for some other species) and fit for human consumption. >> Regards, >> Tapas. >> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 6:56 PM, tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> This species is not as popular as its cousin A.auriculiformis among the >>> farmers.I have not observed it being cultivated on a substantial scale,It >>> is true that there was a hype around this a decade back, wherein in it >>> was believed that it produces more biomass per unit area compared to >>> A.auriculiformis. In my opinion it has lost ground.I have not observed it >>> growing in the wild unlike A.auriculiformis that has escaped...! >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <tchak...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I would like to know whether this is still under full cultivation or >>>> gradually spreading in the wild and getting naturalized. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 10:37 AM, tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear friends, >>>>> >>>>> It is my pleasure to share few images of* Acacia mangium *(Fabaceae) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Habit: Medium tree >>>>> >>>>> Habitat: Cultivated >>>>> . >>>>> Sighting:Chikmagalur,Karnataka about 1000 msl. >>>>> >>>>> Date:24-07-2014,13-09-2014 and 12-01-2015 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>> tspkumar >>>>> Deputy Conservator of Forests >>>>> Working Plan >>>>> Chikmagalur >>>>> Ph:988057158 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
