Let me guess from the names ... the flowers could be offered to Buddha ... you see the nativity too ,,, south of China through Indo-China through Malesia ... rich in Buddhist population. Let us wait for comment(s). Regards.
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 1:03 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh Ji can kindly make me aware why this plant is sacred I have no Idea > tanay > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family) » *Wrightia religiosa* >> *Synonyms*: *Echites religiosa, Echites religiosus* >> >> >> *RITE-ee-a* -- named for William Wright, Scottish physician and botanist >> *re-lij-ee-OH-suh* -- sacred >> >> >> *commonly known as*: lady's earrings, sacred buddhist, water jasmine, >> wild water plum, wondrous wrightia >> >> >> *Native of*: s China, Indo-China, Malaysia >> >> >> Attached views from Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan. >> ... for more views: >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Wrightiareligiosa&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags > > > > > -- > *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] > >
