have never seen fruits on this plant, if some one has the photo of the fruit it is welcome madhuri
--- On Tue, 9/30/08, J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:/] Re: Fwd: Quisqualis malabarica? > To: "Anand Kumar Bhatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 7:05 PM > Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link for it: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisqualis_indica > > *Quisqualis indica* also known as the Chinese honeysuckle > or Rangoon Creeper > is a creeper <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creeper> > with red flower clusters > and is found in Asia > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia>. It is found in > many other parts of the world either as a cultivated > ornamental or run wild. > Other names for the plant include quiscual (in > Spanish<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language>), > niyog-niyogan (in Filipino > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_language>)), > Madhu Malti or Madhumalti (in > Hindi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_language>),Radha > Manoharam(in Telugu > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_language>). The > genus translates into Latin for *What is that?*. > > The Rangoon Creeper is a ligneous > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligneous>vine that can > reach from 2.5 > meters to up to 8 meters. The leaves are > elliptical with an acuminate tip and a rounded base. They > grow from 7 to 15 > centimeters and their arrangement is opposite. The flowers > are fragrant and > tubular and their color varies from white to pink to red. > The 30 to 35 mm > long fruit is ellipsoidal and has five prominent wings. The > fruit tastes > like almonds <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almonds> > when mature. The > niyog-niyogan is usually dispersed by water. > > Rangoon Creeper is found in thickets or secondary > forests<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_forest>of > the > Philippines > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines>, > India<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>and > Malaysia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia>. It > has since been > cultivated and naturalized in tropical areas. > The plant is mainly used for traditional > medicine<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_medicine>. > Decoctions of the root, seed or fruit can be used as > antihelmintic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihelmintic>or > for > alleviating diarrhea. Fruit decoction can also be used for > gargling <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargling>. The > fruits are also used > to combat nephritis > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephritis>. Leaves can > be > used to relieve pain caused by fever. The roots are used to > treat > rheumatism<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatism> > . > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Thanks Neil! The picture in Bose's book shows > smaller leaves for indica > > whereas malabarica has larger leaves, hence the > confusion. > > akbhatt > > > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Neil Soares > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > >> Hi Mr.Bhatt, > >> It is the Rangoon Creeper [Quisqualis indica]. > >> Regards, > >> Neil Soares. > >> > >> > >> --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Anand Kumar Bhatt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > From: Anand Kumar Bhatt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Subject: [indiantreepix:5157] Fwd: Quisqualis > malabarica? > >> > To: "indiantreepix" > <[email protected]> > >> > Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 6:02 PM > >> > Oops! Did not attach the photographs > (taken by my wife > >> > Swati). > >> > > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > From: Anand Kumar Bhatt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 5:58 PM > >> > Subject: Quisqualis malabarica? > >> > To: indiantreepix > <[email protected]> > >> > > >> > > >> > Is it Quisqualis malabarica or densiflora or > indica? > >> > Best wishes, > >> > akbhatt > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Anand Kumar Bhatt > >> > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road > >> > Gwalior. 474 005. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Anand Kumar Bhatt > >> > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road > >> > Gwalior. 474 005. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Anand Kumar Bhatt > > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road > > Gwalior. 474 005. > > > > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ > join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
