Thank you for the information. This particular tuber species has been now successively cultivated in vast area for export and local pharma purposes in districts of Madurai and Dindugal of Tamil nadu; hence the collection from wild is mitigated.
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:26 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding to Efloraofindia i.e. [email protected] pl. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]> > Date: 17 September 2010 08:16 > Subject: Gowri lily(Gloriosa Superba) of Kaiga Uttarkannada..more inf. > To: [email protected] > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 8:04 AM > Subject: Gowri lily(Gloriosa Superba) of Kaiga Uttarkannada..more inf. > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > > > Hi..Pramilaji/Jmgargji, > > Gloriosa Superba is state flower of Tamilnadu also National flower of > Jimbabwe, in Iindia according to state wise it is called in different names > like"Agnishikha" "Kalihari". > In java & Indonasia it is called as Malabar Glory lilyand Kembang telang. > One of the highly demanded and costly species to the pharma industry, also > commercially imperative medicinal plant with diverse medicianl application. > Due to over exploitation this plant is facing local extinction in my > distrcit(Uttarkannada) . To meet the ever increasing demand from the Pharma > industry , My friend from Karwar Mr. M.R.Shetty dedicatly invovlved himself > in conservation & production of rare and endangered medicinal plant like > G.superba with many medicinal plant in around 60 acres of land in Ankola > Distrcit Uttarkannada. Hope this information is of much useful to members of > indiantreepix group. Many more information narrated in my article in weekly > magzine "SUDHA" dECCAN hERALD GROUP having more than 3.5 Lakh circulation as > token love to all the plant and nature lovers on the eve of Gowri Ganesh > Festival. Pl see the attachments. > -- > With Regards, > PUTTARAJU K, > SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, > KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, > POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, > KARNATAKA -581400 > MOB : 9448999150 > EMAIL : [email protected] > [email protected] > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1360 members & > 47,000 messages on 10/9/10) > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org
