Muthu ji Kindly refere to this thread in which both species have been discussed
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/17357d6b759e0614/c913572e10f9ee56?lnk=gst&q=Calotropis+gigantea#c913572e10f9ee56 <http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/17357d6b759e0614/c913572e10f9ee56?lnk=gst&q=Calotropis+gigantea#c913572e10f9ee56> -- 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/ On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > I suspect this shrub to be a different species (*C. procera*), because of > the leaf morphology. Please help me to resolve this. > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Sid <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Beautiful pictures of Calotropis gigantea Shantanu ji. The white vareity >> is quite rare in South India I guess. I have never seen it in the wild, >> except in garden where it is kept as sacred. Its interesting to know that >> you love the smell of these wild flowers. I always thought they were just >> weeds. >> >> On 23 August 2010 09:29, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes Calotropis gigantea, raised stigmatic disc, white flowers >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:42 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org >
