NICE SHOT tanay On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:57 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> Phlogacanthus pubinervius T.Anderson, An Enumeration of the Indian > Species of Acanthacé in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 508 (1867). > > I thought of contributing this from Kaladungi which is a part of > Corbett Tiger Reserve. Being pollinated (most probably) by birds and > that too more than one species makes this an ecologically important > species. > For those who have not noticed, it has glands even on the floral > parts, my vague guess is that is meant to repel insects. > So also wanted to inform that this plant is also available in Western > Himalaya too in the foot hills. > > Regards > Pankaj > -- 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
