Its called backbone may be just because of its structure which is zigzag and similar to our backbone when we curve down and devil's may be because it is poisonous. But thats just a speculation. Pankaj
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:06 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > This plant is commonly known as devils backbone .. I really dont know why? > Tanay > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Thanks for the beautiful post Mani ji. The correct accepted name as per >> Kew Plant List is Euphobia tithymaloides L. The synonyms are as follows: >> Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit >> Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. tithymaloides >> Tithymalus tithymaloides (L.) Croizat >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:39 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dear friends, >>> >>> Sending photos of Redbird cactus. >>> >>> >>> Botanical name : Pedilanthus tithymaloides >>> Place : Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Thane end) >>> Date : May 2009 >>> Others : Attracts nectar loving birds >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mani >> > > > > -- > 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) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] > Webpages: > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > -- *********************************************** "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
