Casuarina equisetifolia Not indian but found till Burma. I think it has been planted in India especially on the beeches for sand reclaimation. Pankaj
On Aug 22, 4:22 pm, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is this a Indian tree? > Is the pic that I have posted the fruit or seed? > Regards > Bhagyashri > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Dr. Shiddamallayya Mathapati < > > > > > > > > snmathap...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Casurina equisitifolia > > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Plant Diversity > > <a.cul...@reading.ac.uk>wrote: > > >> This looks like a 'She Oak' or Casuarina. > > >> Alastair > >>http://www.facebook.com/PlantDiversity > > >> On Aug 22, 8:24 am, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Respected members > >> > kindly identify the tree with following specifications. I could not > >> > photograph it well as it is a very tall tree amongst other trees. It > >> has > >> > thin leaves in bunches with whitish glassy shiny tips. they look like > >> green > >> > fibre glass whorls. The lowest branch had tiny red flowers all along. > >> The > >> > tree was full of round small berry like fruits. The spiny seeds(i think) > >> had > >> > fallen down which I have photographed > > >> > Date/Time- August 2011 > > >> > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Pune Maharashtra > > >> > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden > > >> > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- tree > > >> > Height/Length- very tall > > >> > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green thin strips in bunches with shiny tips > > >> > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- small red flowers all along the > >> branch > > >> > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- woody hard seeds > > >> > Regards > > >> > Bhagyashri > > >> > aa.JPG > >> > 212KViewDownload > > >> > 210820111564.jpg > >> > 240KViewDownload > > > -- > > Dr. Shiddamallayya N, > > Survey of Medicinal Plant Unit > > National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute, > > (A unit of C C R A S, > > Dept. of AYUSH, Mini. of H & F W, > > Govt. of India, New Delhi), > > G C P Annexe, Ashoka Pillar > > Jayanagar I block, > > Bangalore - 560 011 > > 0 - 9449644341
