Dear Puttaraju ji: Beautiful flowers.... Pink bean like flowers on small trees, with branches growing oddly straight up from the trunk, and small leaves just starting to sprout... seemed to be pinnate.. This spring, I just happen to "discover" this gorgeous pink tree growing in multiple stretches along paddy fields and road side in West Bengal in a region between Uluberia and Gadiara, which is on the bank of river Hooghly/Bhagirathi meets Damodar ... so at sea level, in fertile black soil....(googled info says Roopnarayan river meets too, but I have not found it, in reality, nor on any modern map) not knowing the scientific nor the colloquial name of my beautiful find (nobody) in the neighborhood knew the name.... and not being a botanist... I had a hard time ID ing it.... and that's how I discovered eflora group... and it was exhilarating to track down name, uses, ethnobotany of this tree... my first Gliricidia sepium.
I will always remember this tree fondly, and next time I'll take careful pictures... Please convey this message to Mr. JM Garg.. for starting this group and to all those who have sustained it....I still have not learnt all the secrets of navigation for group to be able to find individual email id... Regards, Usha di On Mar 24, 6:19 am, PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]> wrote: > Deal all, > > Pl find attached > > Date/Time-: 12/03/11 - 09:45 > > Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- treer > > Height/Length-4-5m > > With Regards, > PUTTARAJU K, > SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, > KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, > POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, > KARNATAKA -581400 > MOB : 9448999150 > EMAIL : [email protected] > [email protected] > > DSC_0357.JPG > 275KViewDownload
