Euphorbia milii indeed
tanay

On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya
<[email protected]>wrote:

> 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.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
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>>> Wildlife Institute of India
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>>
>>
>


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