Rosaceae Week: Prunus persica from Delhi and California

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 7, 2011, 11:57:22 PM10/7/11

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Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.

Common name: Peach

Small tree with long-lanceolate serrulate leaves, 6-15 cm long; flowers 1-2 together, pink to red 3-4 cm across; sepals pubescent. fruit tomentose, nearly globose, 4-7 cm, reddish-orange; stone strongly sculptured.

Photographed from Delhi and from California

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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.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

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Balkar Singh

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Oct 8, 2011, 12:42:22 AM10/8/11

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"Lovely Peach"

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Oct 9, 2011, 3:32:40 AM10/9/11

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On Oct 8, 9:42 am, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > *Prunus persica* (L.) Batsch.

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