Thank you for this information,Mahadeswara ji :) Have seen plenty of the purple variety growing wild in Thatekkaad.Why is this also called Malabar BLACKmouth ?!! They are so attractive,no wonder they are grown in gardens too :) Regards
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > *Melastoma malabathricum*, known also as *Indian Rhododendron* and *Singapore > Rhododendron** It is known* to accumulate aluminium (hyper > accumulator) and can be used for *phytoremediation* of soils > contaminated with *aluminium*. It is a common plant in Malaysia. > > *I have this plant in my home garden*. > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melastoma_malabathricum#cite_note-5> > > > On Thursday, July 31, 2014 4:52:32 PM UTC+5:30, Ranjini Kamath wrote: > >> Forgot to mention Malaysia :) >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Ranjini Kamath <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Fraser's Hill - 16/07/2014 - evening >>> Regards >>> >> >> -- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
