Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please. On 26 March 2012 10:13, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cv1WpSUMS7U/T2_ztuV9HaI/AAAAAAAAAEI/jjoCDkqPBLw/s1600/Knockaway+Tree+-+Leaf.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IdCfEJFYR3c/T2_zx0JyLvI/AAAAAAAAAEU/y_kxujeZHPM/s1600/Knockaway+Tree+-+Fruit.jpg> > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MT8peSb80vI/T2_z3aMFDtI/AAAAAAAAAEg/7IjodauAopI/s1600/Knockaway+Tree+-+Canopy.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V-eUI5mp2II/T2_z8rHiEvI/AAAAAAAAAEs/xUwSplECNkQ/s1600/Knockaway+Tree+-+Bark.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gtsAODIS-Z0/T2_0A-vWECI/AAAAAAAAAE4/j4ZiqBtK5Zs/s1600/Knockaway+Tree+-+0006.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ID8rKgLssYg/T2_zn9WsVyI/AAAAAAAAAD8/-j0gg4gHDLA/s1600/Knockaway+Tree+-+Flower.jpg> > Anacua reaches a height of 20–45 ft (6.1–14 m)[2] and a diameter of > 0.3 m (0.98 ft),[4] often producing suckers or multiple trunks.[2] The bark > is reddish-brown to gray with narrow furrows and peeling scales. The dark > green leaves are 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) and 2–4 cm (0.79–1.6 in) wide > and elliptical or ovate. Their upper surfaces are remarkably rough, feeling > like low-grade sandpaper.[4] Anacua is a partial evergreen, replacing some > of the leaves in early spring. Abundant white flowers[2] form in panicles > or cymes[5] 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in) in length at the ends of twigs,[4] > making trees appear to be covered in snow when in bloom from spring to > summer.[2] Flowers are 8 mm (0.31 in) wide and have 5 corolla lobes. The > fruits are spherical[4] drupes[6] 8 mm in diameter and yellowish-orange.[4] > The drupes contain two stones, each with two seeds.[4] In addition to being > edible by humans, the drupes are eaten by mammals and birds[2] such as the > Clay-colored Thrush.[7] The lifespan of an Anacua is at least 50 years. > > Raman > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members & 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 6500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
