Planted near temples in Kerala.  beautiful flower.
Thanks for sharing
Mani.



On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>wrote:

> Its hallucinogenic effects also makes it widely known as *cerebra thevetia
> * (yellow oleander).
>
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1308027
>
> regards,
>
> rakesh
>
> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>   Like oleander (Nerium), all parts, especially the seeds, are toxic as
>> well. Handle with care.
>>
>> Regards--
>> Ken.
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* tanay bose <[email protected]>
>> *To:* Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>
>> *Cc:* Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]>; efloraofindia <
>> [email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Sat, August 28, 2010 5:09:14 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:45816] Tree for ID-1
>>
>> Thevetia peruviana in Bengali we call it KOLKE FUL
>> Tanay
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Thevetia peruviana
>>> Pankaj
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > Hi
>>> > what tree is this?
>>> > its common in my locality in Kolkata.
>>> > posting the pics of both flowers and fruits.
>>> >  pinkish and white varieties of flowers are also seen.
>>> > a white latex is exuded when a twig is broken.
>>> >
>>> > regards
>>> > Shantanu : )
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  --
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>>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!"
>>>
>>>
>>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
>>> Research Associate
>>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
>>> Department of Habitat Ecology
>>> Wildlife Institute of India
>>> Post Box # 18
>>> Dehradun - 248001, India
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tanay Bose
>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
>> Department of Botany
>> University of British Columbia
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>> Phone: 778-323-4036
>>
>>
>>
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