A new plant for me dinesh ji tanay On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 1:51 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) ~ Apocynaceae » *Cynanchum tunicatum* > *Synonyms*: *Asclepias tunicata, Cynanchum pauciflorum, Periploca tunicata > * > > > *sigh-NAN-chum* -- from the Greek *kyon* (dog) and *ancho* (to > strangle) > *too-nih-KAY-tum* -- coated > > > *commonly known as*: coated swallow-wort, few-flowered cynanchum • > Bengali: chagul-pati • Marathi: पांचाली panchali • Sinhalese: kang-koombala > > > *Native to*: India, Sri Lanka, s-e Asia > > > Attached views from Lion's Point, near Lonavala > ... for more views: > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Cynanchumtunicatum&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]
