Very common plant in Karnataka. This plant is cultivated in almost all house in Mysore for flowers. Even in Chennai the plant is cultivated. The flowers are also sold in the market.
On Mar 31, 6:58 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Crossandra* *infundibuliformis* (L.) Nees, N. Wallich, Pl. asiat. rar. > 3:98. 1832 > Cultivated shrub; leaves narrow-ovate to lanceolate leaves, 6-12 cm long, > undulate, acuminate, petiole short; flowers scarlet-orange in dense spikes, > bracts large and imbricate; calyx 5-lobed, irregular; corolla tube slender, > 2 cm long, limb split on one side to form 5-lobed lip, 2.5-3 cm across. > > Commonly cultivated as hedge or in corners. Photographed in Delhi on 22 > March, 2011 > > Common nanes: Firecracker flower > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-Delhi-1.jpg > 187KViewDownload > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-2.jpg > 300KViewDownload > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-3.jpg > 239KViewDownload
