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. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "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 >>> >> >> > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
