Shantanu ji, nice capture. Pankaj ji, I think somebody was searching for Geranium flowers in the jungle and found this flower and named it Jungle Geranium. Thanks for sharing, Regards, Mani.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Just out of curiosity, why is it called Jungle GERANIUM? > Pankaj > > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yes Shantanu ji > > It is after a long time a true specimen of I. coccinea with sessile > clasping > > leaf bases and acute petal tips. There seems to be a lot of mixing up in > the > > internet with riot of colours in almost all species, lot of confusion > with > > I. chinensis (typically leaves not with clasping sessile base, obtuse > > petals), and many specimens with petioled leaves, sharply acute petals > and > > long tube really belonging to I. casei. > > > > -- > > 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 Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> sharing few pics of the Jungle Geranium (Ixora coccinea). > >> > >> Ixora, Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame, or Jungle Geranium is a bushy, > >> rounded shrub that has long been a popular hedging plant in the > subtropical > >> regions of Florida. Ixoras freely produce loose, corymb-like cymes, 2-5" > >> across of red, orange, pink, or yellow flowers. Available in a number of > >> cultivars, this plant is a member of the Rubiaceae family which includes > the > >> Coffee plant and Gardenia. > >> > >> Shantanu Bhattacharya. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 >
