Thanks, Chadwell ji and Saroj ji On 12 Dec 2016 7:04 am, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, this is surely Rhododendron arboreum, which as you know is 'Lali > Gurans' the National Flower of Nepal. The only Rhododendron recorded in > 'Flora of Kathmandu Valley'. Apparently the young leaves are poisonous > (which would help explain its success in heavily-grazed places) and applied > to forehead for headache. Flowers are known to be edible in Nepal and > Indian Himalaya. > > Flower colour recorded as deep scarlet to pinkish-white in Kathmandu > Valley. The most widely distributed tree-rhododendron in the Himalaya > found over a wide range of altitudes (1500-3600m) and in many different > forms, some of which have been described as separate species. Flowers > presented as offerings in hill temples. > > On Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 4:39:29 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > >> Dear Members, >> >> Location: Kakani , Nepal >> Altitude: 6000 ft. >> Date: 2 March 2013 >> >> Thank you. >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> > -- > 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 https://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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
