Very informative Series on Prunus Thanks for enlightening Sir On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > *Prunus laurocerasus* L., Sp. pl. 1:474. 1753 > syn; Cerasus laurocerasus (L.) Loisel.; *Laurocerasus officinalis* M. > Roem. > > > Common names: Cherry laurel, English laurel > > Evergreen shrub or small tree with oblong shining leathery leaves, remotely > denticulate, acuminate, 5-16 cm long, petiole to 8 mm long; flowers white, > 5-6 mm across, in ascending racemes; fruit dark purple, ovoid, 12 mm long. > > Photographed from Iqbal Garden (Hauribaghj), Srinagar Kashmir and from > California. > > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
