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["Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch@vsnl.com>]

Dear list members,

 

I want to inform you folks about the existence of two Himalayan wild growing flowering trees, virtually unknown, but deserving full promotion.  One is locally called KARIALE and the other is PAJA.

 

KARIALE, which is Bauhinia variegata has a very magnifient bloom of 5-6 week' duration.  The floweer buds are edible and sold at the local vegetable shops.  The foliage is used as fodder.  This plant has sevreral medicinalk uses too.

 

PAJA (Prunus cerasoides var. majestica) has a very unique trait.  It flowers in October-November.  This tree also has several uses.

 

Both the trees grow in forests in the mid-hill regions.  The need to be promoted as new flowering trees.

 

The group members interested in more information alongwith pictures about these plants may e-mail me.

 

Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Horticultural Consultant on Lesser Known Indian Plants
http://www.lesserknownplants.com

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