Thanks for showing me a *Pterocarpus*... On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 6:08 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote:
> very nice > wiki tells us a popular parking lot tree wonder why > usha di > > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:37 PM, raman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 > =========== > > -- > > > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org --
