I have separately posted a few of its photos. In hindi, it is called Chandni, obviously because of its milk white colour. any idea what medical properties it has , and which parts.? It could be the latex. ak
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:09 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > nice flower. I have taken a photo of the variegated tagar from a nearby > temple garden. Planted as borders very showy when in flower. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:00 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> *Ervatamia coronaria* (Jacq.) Stapf. >> >> Synonym: >> >> *Nerium* *coronarium* Jacq. >> *Tabernaemontana* *coronaria* Wild. >> >> Tanay >> >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Thanks a lot for the info on the species Pankaj ji.... >>> >>> regards...and goodnight >>> Shantanu :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 8/24/10, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks for sharing. >>>> Now this plant is known as >>>> Ervatamia coronaria ( Jacq. ) Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] >>>> 4(1): 127 (1902). >>>> They call it crepe jasmine, but I think the correct name should be >>>> Grape Jasmine according to Jstor. >>>> Highly medicinal. >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Pankaj >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Hi friends... >>>> > sharing with you pics of Crepe Jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata) >>>> taken >>>> > today in my garden. >>>> > Crepe jasmine is a beautifully shaped evergreen shrub which forms >>>> > symmetrical 6 ft (2 m) high mounds of glossy foliage. The many >>>> branches tend >>>> > to grow almost parallel to the ground giving the shrub an attractive >>>> > horizontal aspect (the species name, divaricata, means "at an obtuse >>>> > angle"). Like many members of the Apocynaceae family, the stems of >>>> crepe >>>> > jasmine exude a milky latex when broken. The large shiny leaves are >>>> deep >>>> > green and are 6 or more inches (15 cm) in length and about 2 in (5 cm) >>>> in >>>> > width. Crepe jasmine blooms in spring but flowers may appear >>>> sporadically >>>> > all year. The waxy blossoms are white five-petaled pinwheels that are >>>> borne >>>> > in small clusters on the stem tips. >>>> > This flower is called 'Togor' in Bengali. >>>> > >>>> > regards >>>> > Shantanu :) >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (Two new blogs have been added on 3 August '10.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers!
