The Genus is Brownea for sure but it is not B. coccinea. the leaves are much smaller of this species. Regards Satish Pardeshi
On Sep 7, 11:28 am, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > ... going by the species popular in gardens of India (unacceptable approach > for ID !!!) , -- *Brownea coccinea* ... the West Indian mountain rose ... > native of West Indies and northern South America. > Regards. > > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:21 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Brownea coccinea I hope > > tanay > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Alok-- > > >> A Brownea species, native to South America, though I'm not familiar > >> enough with them to give you the correct species. They are all very > >> beautiful (and somewhat similar) in flower. Hopefully someone can provide > >> the correct species. > > >> Regards-- > >> Ken. > > >> ------------------------------ > >> *From:* Alok Goyal <[email protected]> > >> *To:* [email protected] > >> *Sent:* Thu, September 2, 2010 10:33:30 PM > >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:46359] ID pls > > >> the plant was clicked from bangalore during my recent trip (24th > >> August-30th August, 2010). it was drizzling and the temperature was around > >> 24-25 degree C. the branches bore a brown felt and the leaves were > >> glabrous. > > >> Flowers reddish in color and the fully opened inflorescence was of the > >> size of a large fist. the flowers were slightly fragrant and pretty > >> fragile. > > >> Alok > > > -- > > 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
