Fine picture with nice smooth background! This glory lily was a common species near my home in the low altitude valley of Himalaya during my childhood. Unfortunately, the plant has been uprooted for commercial interest all around in the Himalaya. It has now become rarer. The tuberous underground part is medicinal and it is the mean of persistence for the plant as it produces little seeds; whatever are produce, rarely germinate. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Monday, January 7, 2013 7:22:50 PM UTC+5:30, B. Rathinasabapathy wrote: > > > Flame Lilly (*Gloriosa superba*) > In Tamil காந்தல் மலர். State flower of Tamil Nadu and National flower of > Zimbabwe > There is a postal stamp issued by the Postal Department of India for this > flower. > > > B. Rathinasabapathy > > --
