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> Prickly Padauk is a semi-deciduous tree attaining a height of 50 ft or > more with a spreading crown and dark foliage. The branches have a tendency > to droop. Leaves is are pinnate, 8-10 in long. Leaflets are alternately > arranged along the leaf spine, 3-4 in long and 2-2.5 in wide, egg-shaped, > with a tip pointed or notched, and base rounded. Orange yellow flowers are > borne in racemes, 1-2 in each axil of the leaves. Sepal cup is short, > 5-toothed. Petals composed of a wrinkled standard petal, the remainder form > the keel. Fruit is a pod about an inch in diameter. The single seed is in > the centre, surrounded by a wrinkled membrane which enables it to parachute > when it is detached. The genus name Pterocarpus means, having winged seeds. > The tree is a beautiful sight when in full bloom, but the beauty is > short-lived as the flowers fall very rapidly and carpet the ground. The > species Pterocarpus indicus is divided into two forms: P. indicus forma > indicus and P. indicus forma echinatus They are distinguished by spines on > the seed-bearing part of the fruit of P. indicus forma echinatus. The > Padauk is believed to be indigenous to the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago, > and Andeman Islands in India. The spiny form is believed to be not native > to India. Flowering: June-August > > Raman > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
