Thanks Dinesh ji and Satish ji
-- 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/ On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Adding my images of *Cryptolepis buchananii* > Dr Phadke > > > On 2 November 2010 01:43, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) ~ Apocynaceae » *Cryptolepis buchananii*... >> also placed in: Periplocaceae >> *Synonyms*: *Cryptolepis buchanani, Echites reticulata, Nerium >> reticulatum, Trachelospermum cavaleriei* >> >> >> *krip-toh-LEP-iss* -- from the Greek *krypto* (secret, hidden) and *lepis >> * (scale) >> *byoo-kah-NAN-ee-eye* -- named for Francis Buchanan-Hamilton ... botanist >> while in India >> >> >> *commonly known as*: Indian sarsaparilla, wax-leaved climber • Hindi: >> काला बेल kala bel, karanta • Kannada: ಮೆದ್ಧಗೂಳಿ ಹಮ್ಬು medhaguli hambu >> (*unsure >> of this name's correctness*) • Malayalam: കടുപാല്വള്ളി katupaalvalli • >> Marathi: दूध वेल dudh-vel, कावळी kavali • Nepalese: हान्प haanp • Oriya: >> maloti • Sanskrit: कृष्णसारिव krishnasariva • Tamil: பலகொடி pala koti • >> Telugu: అడవిపాలతీగ adavipalatiga >> >> >> *Native to*: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China >> >> >> Attached views from Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary >> ... for more views: >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Cryptolepisbuchananii&m=tags >> >> >> >> >
