Yes Pankaj ji....really nice informations. Regards Shantanu : )
On 9/18/10, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pankaj ji, very useful information. > Regards, > Mani. > > > > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This is indeed Euphorbia milii but I imagine why this is called The >> Thorn of Christ. >> >> The plant which is actually believed to be in the Crown of Christ was >> "Ziziphus spina-christi" also called Christ's Thorn Jujube, a tropical >> evergreen tree from Sudan. Also find mention in Quran and hence highly >> respected by Muslims. >> >> Just for information, the original thorny Crown of Jesus Christ is >> still preserved in Notre Dame, Paris. >> >> Regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM, promila chaturvedi >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Halini ji, >> > I agree with you. It is Euphorbia milii- Crown of Thorns. >> > Promila >> > >> > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya < >> [email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi >> >> got this flower in a picnic spot near Kolkata. >> >> regards >> >> Shantanu : ) >> >> >> >> >> >> Shantanu Bhattacharya. >> >> B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology) >> >> University of Calcutta. >> >> Teaching Faculty. >> >> Dept. of Biology. >> >> Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). >> >> Joka. Kolkata. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "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 >> > >
