Very common plant in eastern himalaya tanay On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Geranium nepalense Sweet from Kashmir, growing commonly in shaded areas at > lower altitudes. Photographed from Nishat Garden on June 17, 2010. > > Common names > English: Nepal geranium, Nepalese cranesbill > Hindi: Bhanda > Punjab: Bhand > Kashmir: Roel > > Roots are reported to contain a red colouring matter used for colouring > medicinal oils; also used for tanning. > > -- > 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/ > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
