Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Parkia biglandulosa in Thane and Mumbai

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 5, 2012, 6:33:51 AM1/5/12

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Parkia biglandulosa Wight & Arn.

PAR-ki-uh -- named for Mungo Park, the famous African explorer (needs validation in this context)
by-gland-yoo-LOH-suh -- presence of two glands

Dec 18, 2007 ... avenue tree on Ghodbunder Road near Kasar Vadavali, Thane, Maharashtra

commonly known as: African locust tree, badminton ball tree, gong-stick tree • Hindi: चेन्डुफल chenduphal, तप्पोफल tappophal • Kannada: ಶಿವಲಿಙ ಮರ shivalingamara • Marathi: चेंडूफळ chenduphal, गेंद genda, झेंडू jhendu • Tamil: சாம்பிராணி campirani, கலிக்கிமரம் kalikki-maram

Native to: s-e Asia; cultivated elsewhere

References: Flowers of India • Gardentia

more views:

Jan 10, 2007 ... avenue tree in Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
Jan 20, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai

Regards.
Dinesh

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Balkar Singh

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Jan 5, 2012, 6:45:33 AM1/5/12

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Lovely Shots

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 5, 2012, 7:09:49 AM1/5/12

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Really amazing plant to look at.

Thanks for sharing Dinesh ji

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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Prashant Awale

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Jan 5, 2012, 10:08:27 PM1/5/12

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Beautiful and clear photographs.
Regards
Prashant

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 5, 2012, 10:56:02 PM1/5/12

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Thank you very much Balkar ji, Gurcharan ji and Prashant for appreciating the uploads.
Regards.
Dinesh

prasad dash

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Jan 6, 2012, 1:41:07 AM1/6/12

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Another genius photograph Dinesh Sir.

Regards

Prasad

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Ecologist, Orissa, India
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