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Sickle Bush - Dichrostachys cinerea

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Location : Budha Garden,Delhi Dichrostachys cinerea is a nitrogen-fixing legume and therefore has a positive effect on the nitrogen content of the soil. It has the ability to colonize disturbed veld quickly and curbs erosion. The pods are very nutritious to animals and are eaten by stock and game, including monkeys, rhinoceros and bushpigs

Kadamb,Neolamarckia cadamba

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Location: Okhla Bird Sanctuary N. lamarckia is grown as an ornamental , and for low-grade timber and paper. The timber is used for plywood, light construction, pulp and paper, boxes and crates, dug-out canoes, and furniture components. Kadamba yields a pulp of satisfactory brightness and performance as a hand sheet. The wood can be easily impregnated with synthetic resins to increase its density and compressive strength . The wood has a density of 290–560 kg/cu m at 15% moisture content, a fine to medium texture; straight grain; low luster and has no characteristic odor or taste. It is easy to work with hand and machine tools, cuts cleanly, gives a very good surface and is easy to nail. The timber air dries rapidly with little or no degrade. Kadamba wood is very easy to preserve using either open tank or pressure-vacuum systems. Kadamba is stated to be one of the most frequently planted trees in the tropics. A yellow dye is obtained from the root bark. Kadamba flowers a

Streaked Baya Weaver ,Male

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Snapped on 14.7.12 at Sanjay Lake ,Mayur Vihar. This male is busy building a nest which was half completed on that day.

Crape Myrtle...Lagerstroemia indica

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Gulmohar in Bloom

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February Bloom on Semal

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