The fruits of this plant has spines. Tanay On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> According to IPNI the accepted name is > > Asclepias physocarpa Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xxi. Beibl. liv. 8. > > Syn: > Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey. Commentariorum de plantis Africae > Australioris 1 1836 > > Asclepias is for Asklepios, the god of healing in Greek mythology > Gomphocarpus means nail like fruit.!! > physocarpa means bladder like fruit !! > > Regards > Pankaj > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gorgeous snaps Ritesh Ji > > > > Thanks for sharing > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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]
