Very common plant on the East coast of Tamil Nadu. It is the state flower of Tamil Nadu.
--- On Sun, 11/1/09, Maanav Kamath <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Maanav Kamath <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:7422] Re: Gloriosa superba ... > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Sunday, 11 January, 2009, 5:12 AM > Hi, > you can grow gloriosa superbe indoors or outdoors. It is > available here in US garden nurseries. I have a few frowing > in my garden and they do bloom annually, so if it is > endangered it can be reestablished with some effort. All it > needs is a will and effort. Just think few decades back both > American Bald Eagle and florida alligators were also > endangered, today the are plentyful. So let us try to > spread them with some dedicated botanists working with many > nature enthusiasts. > > good luck, Maanav > > Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:24:44 -0800 > > Subject: [indiantreepix:7391] Re: Gloriosa superba > ... > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > The plant is regarded as endangered. It is an > alternate source of the > > alkaloid -colchicine and is commercially overexploit. > > > > On Jan 10, 9:23 am, "J.M. Garg" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A lovely picture, Dinesh ji. > > > > > > 2009/1/9 Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ... for Flora Picture of the Year 2008 > > > > > > > Hello friends, > > > > Sometimes the Stars, the Moon, the Sun -- > all of them are happy at the same > > > > moment -- I mean happy with my > photo-shooting skills. > > > > One such moment: September 16, 2007 11.03am > ... clicked Gloriosa superba at > > > > Valley Park, Navi Mumbai. > > > > > > > Native of India (and south-east Asia) ... a > very different flower ... > > > > colors blending from green to yellow to > orange to red ... and almost to > > > > scarlet ... a very different plant of lily > family ... reaches out for > > > > support with help of its leaves ... the leaf > tip elongates to form a very > > > > slender tendril to coil around nearby > support. > > > > > > > Commonly known by many names: climbing lily, > creeping lily, fire lily, > > > > flame lily, gloriosa lily, glory lily, > malabar glory lily, superb lily, > > > > tiger claw ... and *kandhal* in Tamil > (காந்தள்) ... it is the State Flower > > > > of Tamil Nadu, India. > > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > -- > > > 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- > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009 > Get your own website and domain for just Rs.1,999/year.* Go to http://in.business.yahoo.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
