Thanks Dinesh ji for showing another rare plant
-- 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/ 2010/11/2 shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > This is quite rare in western Maharashtra. I know only one more > location. Leaves of this plant when crushed give capsicum like smell. > Regards, Shrikant > > On Nov 2, 12:56 am, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) ~ Apocynaceae » *Cosmostigma racemosum* > > *Synonym*: *Asclepias racemosa* > > > > *kos-moh-STIG-muh* -- from the Greek kosmos (beauty) and stigma (stigma) > > *ray-see-MO-sum* -- having racemes (a type of flower cluster) > > > > *commonly known as*: green milkweed creeper • Malayalam: വട്ടു വല്ലീ > vattu > > valli • Marathi: जटी jati > > > > *Endemic to*: Western Ghats of India > > > > Attached views from Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary > > ... for more views: > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Cosmostigmaracemosum... > > > > 3803141279_a36d326198_b.jpg > > 109KViewDownload > > > > 3803126727_6a73321c2e_b.jpg > > 44KViewDownload
