Thanks Nalini ji for pointing that. I was under the impression that it is something else. Dr Phadke
On 1 April 2011 14:54, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it is "Aboli", if it is aboli then it is quite commen in > Maharashtra-houses and gardens. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Vijayadas D <[email protected]> > *To:* tanay bose <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> ; > Mahadeswara<[email protected]>; > efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, April 01, 2011 6:16 AM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:66117] Re: Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) > Nees from Delhi > > In Malayalam, Kanakambaram > > Vijayadas > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 6:30 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Interesting to note the distribution pattern of this plant across India >> Tanay >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks for information Mahadeswara ji, very rarely grown in Delhi. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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/ >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *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/ >> >> >> > > > -- > *Vijayadas > **Electro Saudi Services Ltd. * > *Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 > Riyadh -11462 , KSA > * > >
