This is one of the few commonly grown flowers in Chennai. It is sold by the "Mozham" ie. the length of the forearm, at almost every street corner, for use to garland the deities in the pooja room and to adorn the hair of women. I was surprised to see it in Changi airport in 1983. However the last time I passed thro Changi, they had fabulous displays of Heliconias and Dracenas etc. Rgds, Padmini Raghavan.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Here are some local names > Tam: Pavallakurinja > Tel: Gobbi, kanakambaramu > Kan: Abbolige > Madras: Kanakambaram > > > -- > 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 Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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: 9810359089 >>>>>> http://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 >>> * >>> >>> >> > > >
