This looks like Berberis or some other Berberidaceae to me. Pankaj On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all, > Please help to id the tree found planted at a private garden in Ooty, > Nilgiris. > > *Date/Time-* > > 24-01-2011 / 11:00 AM > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* > > ca.2200asl; Ooty, TN > > *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > garden > > *Plant Habit-* > > tree > > *Height/Length-* > > 4 m > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > c. 1 feet; spiny margin > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > Raceme; 15-20 cm long > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > yellow; 0.6cm across > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > globose; 1cm across > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > * > * > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 09626833911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India