Nearly all databases consider* Rubia manjith *as a synonym of *Rubia cordifolia* Sir Ji Tanay
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Hari ji > Rubia tinctorum is a much different species with much smaller (hardly 2-3 > mm long) petiole and elliptic-lanceolate leaves: > > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=96553&flora_id=5 > > I could not get the description of R. sikkimensis. Any member may kindly > help. > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=96553&flora_id=5> > > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Guruji. . .Thanks for the post...a very important drug in Ayurveda. . >> . Called as "Manjishta"...the Rubia species in western ghats are some how >> the same as found in this photo. . .which we consider as R.cordifolia. . .I >> have heard of two other species which are also taken in the name of >> manjishta. . .they are R.tinctorum(available in the himalayas) & R. >> sikkimensis(Available in North East). . .but looking into both your posts am >> confused a bit... >> the fruits of Manjishta in W.ghats are purely black when they are ripe. . >> .when i get the photos i will post them >> Thank you >> -- >> Dr. Hari Venkatesh. K. Rajaraman >> M.D. (Ay).P.G.D.H.M. >> Lecturer/ Scientist Incharge - Animal House, >> ALN Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College, Koppa, Chikmagalur Dist. >> Karnataka >> Mob: 09590574495 >> > > > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
