Thanks Vijayasankar ji and Gurcharan ji, I have not noticed it really in abundance here (especially now since it is flowering) but a lot of mixed forests in these areas of the himalayas were coniferised during the Raj days... but one can still find remenants.. regards Alok On Mon, 2011-05-09 at 22:45 +0530, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > Yes Vijayasankar ji, you are right: Robinia pseudoacacia, the black > locust tree, common in western Himalayas and the most abundant > deciduous tree in Kashmir valley. > > > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Vijayasankar > <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it is Robinia pseudoacacia. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]> wrote: > ... reminds of Dalbergia lanceolaria, but may not > be ... the cluster of flowers in Alok ji's post seem > more dense, and of pendulous nature. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Alok Mahendroo > <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > > A tree this time... > > Location Kalatope, Chamba > Altitude 2000 mts > Habit Tree > Habitat wild > Height 5 mts (This one) > > regards > Alok > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Village Khudgot, > P.O. Dalhousie > District Chamba > H.P. 176304, India > www.hive.interconnection.org > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > > > > > >
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