Lovely pictures, Satish ji. Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis
*Hiptage benghalensis*, often simply called *Hiptage*, is a perennial<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant>, evergreen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen> liana<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana>native to India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>, Southeast Asia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia>and the Philippines <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines>.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-issg-0> [2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-1> Its habitat is variable[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-2>and prefers climates ranging from warm temperate <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate> to tropical<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical> . The genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> name, Hiptage, is derived from the Greek <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language> *hiptamai*, which means "to fly" and refers its unique three-winged fruit known as " samara <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samara_(fruit)>". "Benghalensis" is derived from the historic region of Bengal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal>, where it is a native species. *H. benghalensis* has several vernacular names, including madhavi, vasantduti, chandravalli, madhalata, madhumalati, madhavi and madhavilata[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-issg-0>, "Madhav" being a reference to Lord Krishna<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna> . *H. benghalensis* is a stout, high-climbing liana<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liana>or large shrub, with white or yellowish hairs on the stem. Its leaves are lanceolate <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanceolate> to ovate-lanceolate<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ovate-lanceolate&action=edit&redlink=1>and approximately 20 cm (8 in) long, [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-issg-0> and 9 cm (4 in) broad; petioles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_(botany)>are up to 1 cm long. [5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-efloras-4>. It has scandent<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scandent&action=edit&redlink=1>branches up to 5 m (16 ft) high. [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-issg-0> *H. benghalensis* flowers intermittently during the year, and produces fragrant flowers borne in compact ten-to-thirty-flowered axillary racemes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raceme>. The flowers are pink to white, with yellow marks. Fruits are samaras<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samara_(fruit)>with three spreading, papery oblanceolate to elliptic wings, 2-5 cm long, [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-issg-0> and propagate via wind or by cuttings. *H. benghalensis* is widely cultivated in the tropics for its attractive and fragrant flowers; it can be trimmed to form a small tree or shrub or can be trained as a vine. It is also occasionally cultivated for medicinal purposes in the alternative medicine<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine>practice *ayurveda <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda>*: the leaves and bark are hot, acrid, bitter, insecticidal, vulnerary and useful in the treatment of biliousness <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile>, cough, burning sensation, thirst and inflammation; it also has the ability to treat skin diseases and leprosy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy>.[7]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis#cite_note-6> 2009/2/8 satish phadke <[email protected]> > *Madhavi lata > Hiptage madablota,syn. Hiptage benghalensis* > Family Malpighiaceae > Large climbing shrub.Picture taken near Sihgad Pune 8th Feb 2009. Fruit > with three wings seen in one of the pictures below the flowers. It falls > down moving in circles. > Satish > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
