Please recheck for Swainsona formosa. Clianthus doesnt have those dark black spots. Pankaj
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Clianthus puniceus, parrot's bill > > -- > 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 Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi >> this flower is nice, but somewhat strange >> ....what is it called? >> >> regards....Shantanu. > > > -- *********************************************** "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

