nice catch Col. Bimal Ji On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Col Bimal Sarkar <colbimalsar...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> > Dear Friend, > Elaeocarpus sphaericus is known as RUDRAKSHA.I saw this > tree for the first time at Dehradun.It was a small sapling planted by Mrs > Indira Gandhi,behind the main building of Forest Research Institute.That was > in 1974.I saw a grown up tree with fruits at Tezpur in 2002.In fact I made a > rosary from the stones of the fruits I collected.I found two big trees in > apark here.The tree is full of fruits at this time of the year.Attaching > three images . > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964