Sonia and Dinesh thanks for validating an old memory I think it should flower in dec--january //winter?? may be Sonia could you keep an eye on it and take pictures? of seed as they develop/pl/? thanks usha di
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > Nice clear photos and good photoset, Sonia ji. > Thanks Usha di for this ID. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Sonia Chauhan <soniapchau...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thank you Usha di for the quick identification. It is indeed Balanites >> aegyptiaca. Thanks again. >> >> On 23 September 2012 13:27, ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Dear All: >> > >> > Could this be an important ayurvedic plant called akantaka .. >> > also known as Balanites aegyptiaca ??? >> > >> > >> > >> > the leaves and arrangement of the thorns remind me of this originally >> african plant... >> > >> > Usha di >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Sonia Chauhan < >> soniapchau...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> >> >> Please help to identify this shrub growing wild in a dry region >> (Baroda). The stem is green and covered with fine, smooth white hair. >> Leaves are in pairs of two placed right below the spine. Leaf size 1.5 - 2 >> cms. Spines much longer and diverging in different directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Sonia Chauhan >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Usha di >> > =========== >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonia Chauhan >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > -- Usha di =========== --
