I have also heard it called as Jacob's Ladder. Regards, Padmini Raghavan. On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 >
