Hallo, Rajesh ji, interesting flower with interesting name. There is one flower, in german Türkenbund http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrkenbund or Lilium martagon (Martagon or Turk's cap lily) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_martagon . Now i understand the diff. between a turban and a cap :-)))) Thanks Nalini
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rajesh Sachdev" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "wild mumbai" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:42 AM Subject: [indiantreepix:13527] Turk's Turban > Name of Species: clerodendrum indicum > Common Name: Turk's Turbun > Local name: Bharang/i > Family: Verbanaceae > Photographed: 17th June., 2009 > Location: abandoned Mafco Colouny, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai > Camera: Olympus SP570UZ > Lens: OLYMPUS ED LENS AF ZOOM 4.6 - 92 mm > Description: A tall shrub with long, narrow, pointed, oleander-like > leaves. Seen throughout India as a garden escape along roadside, > cultivated areas near human dwellings . ( extracts Issac Kehmikar's > Book of Common Indian Wild Flowers). > > > -- > Best Regards > Rajesh Sachdev > www.rajesh-sachdev.blogspot.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/leoparguy/ > -- > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
