Thanks for sharing this rare plant Dinesh ji. The leaves look like so many other plants we see, but flowers are quite unique!
regards, Rashida. On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > >
