Thank you for the detailed information with links. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:27 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleander > > *Oleander* (*Nerium oleander*), is an > evergreen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen> > shrub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub> or small > tree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree>in the dogbane family > Apocynaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocynaceae> and is one of the > most poisonous plants known. It is the only species currently classified in > the genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> *Nerium*. Other names > include Adelfa, Alheli Extranjero, Baladre, Espirradeira, Flor de São Jose, > Laurel de jardín, Laurel rosa, Laurier rose, Flourier rose, Olean, Aiwa, > Rosa Francesca, Rosa Laurel, and Rose-bay (Inchem 2005), закум [zakum] > (Bulgarian), leandru (Romanian), zakum, zakkum, zakhum (Turkish), zaqqum > (Arabic); Kaneru > (Sinhalese<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language>);arali > (Tamil and Malayalm - South Indian languages); in Chinese it is known as *jia > zhu tao* (Chinese <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language>: 夹竹桃). > The ancient city of Volubilis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volubilis> in > Morocco took its name from the old Latin name for the flower. > > It is native to a broad area from > Morocco<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco>and > Portugal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal> eastward through the > Mediterranean > region <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_region> and southern > Asia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia> to > Yunnan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan>in southern parts of > China <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China> (*Flora Europaea*; *Flora of > China*; Huxley et al. 1992; www.inchem.org). It typically occurs around > dry stream beds. It grows to 2-6 m tall, with spreading to erect branches. > The leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf> are in pairs or whorls of > three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5-21 cm long and > 1-3.5 cm broad, and with an entire margin. The > flowers<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower>grow in clusters at the end of > each branch; they are white, pink, red or > yellow, 2.5-5 cm diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla with a fringe round > the central corolla tube. They are often, but not always, sweetly scented. > The fruit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit> is a long narrow > capsule<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_(fruit)>5-23 cm long, which > splits open at maturity to release numerous downy > seeds <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed>. > > In the past, scented plants were sometimes treated as a distinct species *N. > odorum*, but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as > a separate taxon. > Over 400 cultivars <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar> have been > named, with several additional flower colours not found in wild plants > having been selected, including red, purple, pink and orange; white and a > variety of pinks are the most common. Many cultivars also have double > flowers. > > > 2009/1/30 Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> > > >> Nerium sps >> madhuri >> >> >> --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]> >> > Subject: [indiantreepix:8115] For ID300109ET 65 >> > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >> > Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 11:32 AM >> > Friends >> > This flower I saw in Ranthambore, on 26.1.09. It is look >> > like a Rose. >> > But the plant and leaves are different, also no thorns on >> > the stem. >> > >> > >> > >> > IMG_0053-2.JPGy.jpg >> > >> > These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> > Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > 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 > > -- With Warm Regards, THIRU (E.Thiruvengadam) Mobile 9987886892 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
