Wow thanks for showing the Rajgira plant. I thought it had red/pink flowers but found that they may be yellow also. Dr Satish Phadke
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week > goosefoot AND amaranth families > * Amaranthus cruentus * L. > > *am-uh-RANTH-us* -- everlasting flower ... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DAmaranthus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf9sXknItYiBfNXbGezW4HtzCYxag> > *kroo-EN-tus* -- bloody, gory colors ... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dcruentus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfy8KswHnYo_fMqL8Y_HH8VEf6SqA> > > > *commonly known as*: African-spinach, blood amaranth, bush greens, > caterpillar amaranth, grain amaranth, purple amaranth, red amaranth, red > shank, Sudan-spinach, velvet flower • *Hindi*: चौलाई chaulai, लाल साग lal > sag, रामदाना ramdana • *Kannada*: ರಾಜಗಿರಿ rajgiri • *Kashmiri*: बुस्तान > अफ्रोज़ bustan afroz, मवल् mawal • *Konkani*: राजगिरि rajgiri • *Marathi*: > राजगिरा rajgira, श्रावणी माठ shravani maath • *Punjabi*: ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj > khurus • *Sanskrit*: राजगिरि rajagiri • *Tamil*: பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai • * > Urdu*: گل کيش gul-kesh > > > *Native to*: probably Central America; naturalized & cultivated worldwide > > *References*: Flowers of > India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FRed%2520Amaranth.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc9QMpGl55FfjjojxMx0D1ZFwEmMw>• > Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAmaranthus_cruentus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcj6uXZvBJvhCedT6_7RYEs270n0Q>• > NPGS > / > GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F70070&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeMKkn7qjcy9shuMRooFSTve1cWAg>• > DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> > at > Rajgurunagar near Pune, on 07 DEC 09 > > [image: Amaranthus > cruentus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4170787827%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfw8PgtKeKYR62LdPqZ9JX0uNPK4w> > > [image: Rajgiri (Konkani: > राजगिरि)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4170790571%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf5-WiHqxPHdXSs53r0unPpe3jdrw> > > > at Rajgurunagar near Pune, on 26 DEC 09 > > [image: Rajgira (Marathi: > राजगिरा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4217757027%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzceolAzdltyeOQztPFQFJbHE-HKGg> > [image: > Pu-n-kirai (Tamil: > பூங்கீரை)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4218527472%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzegKRwgQMqtUZNWt3lK1djlXr7yQA> > [image: > Gul-kesh (Urdu: گل > کيش)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4218520248%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfsaKwMVSuR78JNPrSdzZTd-gznLQ> > [image: > Ramdana (Hindi: > रामदाना)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4218531154%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiFfl5oolULyG0r-mVsY4h_wDdkQ> > Regards. > Dinesh > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
