This beautiful flower is Painted Mallow (Abutilon striatum) http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Painted%20Mallow.html A native of south America. Probably introduced in India by the British as part of developing various hill stations, but now widely naturalized. - Tabish
On Jun 5, 11:50 am, Anantanarayan Rajaram <[email protected]> wrote: > Request id please. Thanks. {The bird is the Small Sunbird (Nectarina minima) > in eclipse plumage}Rajaram > > Date/Time- 29 may, 2010 > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Ooty Botanical Gardens > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ > Herb- > > Height/Length- > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > Other Information like Fragrance, > Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > AR > 221KViewDownload -- 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.
