This is Calotropis gigantea indeed Tanay On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:48 AM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Pankaj ji... > actually i was not sure about the species. > > Shantanu :) > > On Aug 23, 1:10 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing, but this is Calotropis gigantea. > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > Taken snaps of the flowers and leaves of this Calotropis plant > > > (Asclepiadaceae) in a village of West Bengal yesterday morning...I love > the > > > wild fragrance of these flowers. > > > Gynandrous condition is found in this plant. > > > The stamens and carpels unite completely to form a pillar-like > structure > > > called Gynostegium. > > > > > regards > > > Shantanu :)- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
