Oh right- a rare medicinal plant , have seen in Vellarada Kurisumala , Trivandrum - a zone with some rare sps of both angiosperms and Ferns - boardering TN at east.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > arayalpathra.... sounds as if it points towards stiff leaves....is it true? > Pankaj > > > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Janakia arayalpathra (= Decalepis arayalpathra) of > > Periplocaceae/Asclepiadaceae, a Red Listed medicinal plant, endemic to > > southern W.Ghats. > > FRLHT has established an in situ conservation center near Tirunelveli, TN > > for protection of this fast-depleting plant species. > > > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > -- Vijayadas D Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 Riyadh -11462 , KSA vijayadas.wetpaint.com
