Casurina equisitifolia On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Plant Diversity <a.cul...@reading.ac.uk>wrote:
> This looks like a 'She Oak' or Casuarina. > > Alastair > http://www.facebook.com/PlantDiversity > > On Aug 22, 8:24 am, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Respected members > > kindly identify the tree with following specifications. I could not > > photograph it well as it is a very tall tree amongst other trees. It has > > thin leaves in bunches with whitish glassy shiny tips. they look like > green > > fibre glass whorls. The lowest branch had tiny red flowers all along. The > > tree was full of round small berry like fruits. The spiny seeds(i think) > had > > fallen down which I have photographed > > > > Date/Time- August 2011 > > > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Pune Maharashtra > > > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden > > > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- tree > > > > Height/Length- very tall > > > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green thin strips in bunches with shiny tips > > > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- small red flowers all along the > branch > > > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- woody hard seeds > > > > Regards > > > > Bhagyashri > > > > aa.JPG > > 212KViewDownload > > > > 210820111564.jpg > > 240KViewDownload -- Dr. Shiddamallayya N, Survey of Medicinal Plant Unit National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute, (A unit of C C R A S, Dept. of AYUSH, Mini. of H & F W, Govt. of India, New Delhi), G C P Annexe, Ashoka Pillar Jayanagar I block, Bangalore - 560 011 0 - 9449644341
