... and noting Kenneth ji's point --- from the extent seen in the original photo, this large shrub looks unarmed. Regards.
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > ... attaching a cropped version of the original-sized photo; may help in > getting closer to flowers and leaves. > Regards. > > > > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear Kenneth >> Simla is a hill station in NW Himalayas (a touch of submediterranean >> temperate climate), with altitude around 7000 ft above sea level, with some >> peaks in the area climbing to 12000 feet or so. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> For what it's worth, A. mearnsii is a species that thrives in >>> Mediterranean climates, such as California, USA but not in warm-humid >>> subtropical climates nor deserts. >>> >>> Sorry that I'm not familiar with the local climate of Shimla, but >>> possibly this information may be helpful in determing ID. >>> >>> I can't add any info on Mimosa bimucronata. >>> >>> Regards-- >>> Ken Greby. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> >>> *To:* Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> >>> *Cc:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>; Dinesh Valke < >>> dinesh.va...@gmail.com>; Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> >>> *Sent:* Mon, March 1, 2010 9:19:09 PM >>> *Subject:* Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:28515] ... Acacia at an avenue in >>> Shimla >>> >>> We have reached an interesting stage in this identification. Acacia >>> bimucronata is now correctly known as Mimosa bimucronata (Candolle) O. >>> Kuntze as it has less than 10 (usually 8) stamens whereas Acacia mearnsii >>> has numerous stamens. I request colleagues to try and decifer the number of >>> stamens. I would personally go with Acacia mearnsii. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> If not armed, quite possibly A. mearnsii. >>>> >>>> Here's a good photo representation of Australian species. >>>> >>>> http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plants/mimo/acacia-mearnsii.jpg&imgrefurl=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plants/mimo/mimosaceae.html&usg=__ug8RhifmE23WnEoGkqkyoWtjnyc=&h=720&w=999&sz=126&hl=en&start=9&sig2=0N0WUqnba2dbPxvSmnSslg&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=RVCF1XBvevzLFM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dacacia%2Bmearnsii%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch >>>> :1&ei=8o6MS-3OB4PmtgOA2aGmAw<http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plants/mimo/acacia-mearnsii.jpg&imgrefurl=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plants/mimo/mimosaceae.html&usg=__ug8RhifmE23WnEoGkqkyoWtjnyc=&h=720&w=999&sz=126&hl=en&start=9&sig2=0N0WUqnba2dbPxvSmnSslg&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=RVCF1XBvevzLFM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dacacia%2Bmearnsii%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=8o6MS-3OB4PmtgOA2aGmAw> >>>> >>>> Regards-- >>>> Ken Greby. >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> >>>> *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>; Dinesh Valke < >>>> dinesh.va...@gmail.com>; Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> >>>> *Sent:* Mon, March 1, 2010 7:20:42 PM >>>> *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:28497] ... Acacia at an avenue in Shimla >>>> >>>> Resurfacing again for ID >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>>> Date: Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 1:38 PM >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:26993] ... Acacia at an avenue in Shimla >>>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear friends, >>>> >>>> Only one photo to show ... thus making it botanically challenging ... >>>> need not be resurfaced in future. >>>> Yet friends familiar with Shimla flora may help me out with ID. >>>> >>>> >>>> *Date/Time* : May 31, 2008 at 6.28am IST >>>> *Location Place* : Shimla, NH 22 near Mall Road ... *Altitude* : about >>>> 2200 m ... *GPS* : about 31° 5'52.49" N, 77° 10'36.99" E >>>> *Habitat* : Avenue Tree ... *Type* : :( >>>> *Plant Habit* : Small Tree ... *Height *: about 10 - 12 ft... *Length*: :( >>>> *Leaves Type *: double compound... *Shape* : :( ... *Size* : :( >>>> *Inflorescence Type* : :( ... *Size* : :( >>>> *Flowers Size* : 12 - 15 mm ... *Colour* : off-white ... *Calyx* : :( >>>> ... *Bracts* : :( >>>> *Fruits Type* : :( ... *Shape *: :( ... *Size* : :( ... *Seeds* : :( >>>> >>>> *Other Info* : >>>> *Fragrance* : :( ... *Pollinator* : :( ... *Uses* : :( >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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