Thanks a lot Gurcharan Sir for the info on the mixing of species of Ixora. Sometimes the purity of the species is lost due to hybrids and mixing...
Thanks to Mani ji for the "most possible" explanation of the origin of the name : P regards Shantanu : ) On Sep 8, 9:44 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Connecting with other names Jungle flame, Flame of the woods, may be Jungle > Geranium because of similarity in the colour of the flowers and flat-topped > inflorescence. > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > hahahaha....was that a joke or you are serious Mani sir!! > > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:57 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
