Thank you all the respected members for identification and interesting information Regards Bhagyashri
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:17 AM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Also found in Haryana Wildly particularly wastelands. Quite common here and > also planted by Forest deptt > > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I have seen these trees on almost all beeches of India including Goa. The >> simple reason being this grows well on beeches as it has its own nitrogen >> fixing fungus in the roots. >> >> I cant imagine beeches of Goa to be dangerous (may be at some particular >> sites they are dangerous) otherwise you can walk kms in water as the slope >> is very gentle, in comparison to Beeches of Chennai where U cant even go 5m >> in water as the slope is very steep. >> >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Am from Goa. Was told this and have no reason to believe it is not >>> true... >>> >>> In the good old days Casuarina trees were planted on beaches to >>> indicate that it was dangerous to swim there. The reason - the women being >>> educated could read the notices to this effect put up on those beaches but >>> not so with the men folk. >>> Hence the Casuarina trees and they can still be seen on Calangute, >>> Miramar and a few other such dangerous beaches. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Mon, 8/22/11, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:77937] Re: efloraofindia:''For Id 22082011MR1’’ >>> tall tree with spiky seeds at Pune >>> To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>> Date: Monday, August 22, 2011, 10:20 PM >>> >>> Casuarina equisetifolia >>> Not indian but found till Burma. >>> I think it has been planted in India especially on the beeches for >>> sand reclaimation. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Aug 22, 4:22 pm, Madhuri Raut >>> <itii...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=itii...@gmail.com>> >>> wrote: >>> > Is this a Indian tree? >>> > Is the pic that I have posted the fruit or seed? >>> > Regards >>> > Bhagyashri >>> > >>> > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Dr. Shiddamallayya Mathapati < >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > snmathap...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=snmathap...@gmail.com>> >>> wrote: >>> > > Casurina equisitifolia >>> > >>> > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Plant Diversity < >>> a.cul...@reading.ac.uk<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=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<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "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 >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
