it can be Strophanthus preussii Family: Apocynaceae Poison arrow vine Origin: Tropical West Africa
http://titanarum.uconn.edu/198500461.html <http://titanarum.uconn.edu/198500461.html>Regards Satish Pardeshi On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > This plant was shared earlier also by some one. > It is Strophanthus sp of family Apocynaceae. > Pankaj > > > > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:01 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > > Earlier feedback > > Tanay............................................Strophanthus preussii?? > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > > Date: 4 November 2010 14:03 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:53240] Strophanthus species for ID > > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > > > > I had seen these flowers in SP College campus Pune 5 years back, I don't > > remember the ID told at that time. > > After observing some recent posts this looks like Strophanthus species > from > > Apocynaceae most likely Strophanthus kombe. > > This was a planted by botany dept. a garden plant ; of course non native. > > Somehow these were fallen on the ground and I don't have any pictures of > the > > leaves. > > Basic size of the flower 2cm or so. The thread like segments of corolla > > around 30 cm. > > Shaista ji had posted similar flower on the group. > > Regards > > Dr Phadke > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & > > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > > alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them > > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > > please visit/ join our Google e-group- > > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than > 1460 > > members & 55,000 messages on 29/11/10 & with a database of around 4300 > > species on 31/10/10) > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > -- *EACH ONE.... PLANT ONE...* * * *Satish Pardeshi Plant Taxonomist * *Mumbai, Pune*
