Kalatope id al090511

Alok Mahendroo

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May 9, 2011, 12:13:46 PM5/9/11

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Dear friends,

A tree this time...

Location Kalatope, Chamba
Altitude 2000 mts
Habit Tree
Habitat wild
Height 5 mts (This one)

regards
Alok
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Village Khudgot,
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District Chamba
H.P. 176304, India
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Dinesh Valke

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May 9, 2011, 12:31:27 PM5/9/11

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... reminds of Dalbergia lanceolaria, but may not be ... the cluster of flowers in Alok ji's post seem more dense, and of pendulous nature.
Regards.
Dinesh

Vijayasankar

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May 9, 2011, 1:11:00 PM5/9/11

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I think it is Robinia pseudoacacia.

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Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

Gurcharan Singh

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May 9, 2011, 1:15:59 PM5/9/11

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Yes Vijayasankar ji, you are right: Robinia pseudoacacia, the black locust tree, common in western Himalayas and the most abundant deciduous tree in Kashmir valley.

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Alok Mahendroo

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May 10, 2011, 11:57:28 AM5/10/11

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Thanks Vijayasankar ji and Gurcharan ji,
I have not noticed it really in abundance here (especially now since it
is flowering) but a lot of mixed forests in these areas of the himalayas
were coniferised during the Raj days... but one can still find
remenants..
regards
Alok

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