Some related links Satish ji. http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=44758
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=48067 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=44755 http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=34582 Pankaj Oudhia On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 11:59 PM, sibdas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Milkweeds are the main plants on which the tiger butterflies hatch > their eggs. When the larvae (with bright yellow and black stripes) > groe they feed on the milk and accummulate cardiac glycosides. The > birds and other predators do not pick up the larvae, as the stored > glycosides are poisonous to them. As such butterfly gardens contain > some milkweeds.The C. procera and C. gigantea are the two main > milkweeds of our country. > > On Apr 11, 7:43 pm, satish phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > > One more example of seed dispersal by wind. > > The open pod of calotropis spreading its cotton seeds. > > Vetal Tekdi, Pune 11 April 2009 > > Satish > > > > 2008/6/28 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 15/6/08 in Hyderabad, AP. Here is some data & links from > Indiantreepix > > > Database: > > > *Calotropis gigantea* *Apocynaceae* *Aak, Milkweed, Crown flower, > > > Mandar, Gigantic swallow-wort, Madar* Flowering at Honeymoon Island, > > > Chilika. Feb. 2008- Sibdas ji. Calotropis gigantea - Wikipedia, the > free > > > encyclopedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis_gigantea> A > > > Calotropis - indiantreepix | Google Groups< > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/a...> > Calotropis > > > gigantea< > http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/calotropis.html> > > > -- > > > With regards, > > > J.M.Garg > > > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > > > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google > e-group > > > (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit > > >http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg > > > > -- > > > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > Calotropis1.jpg > > 177KViewDownload > > > > Calotropis2.jpg > > 196KViewDownload > > > > Calotropis3.jpg > > 168KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
