Perhaps the easiest difference between the two species Leaves shining and glabrous on both surfaces....................................Morinda citrifolia Leaves tomentose on both surfaces..................................................Morinda coreia
In light of this above plant should be M. coreia -- 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, May 27, 2011 at 9:04 AM, harithasandhya <[email protected]>wrote: > Common in gardens in Kerala too. This has a funny name in Malayalam. I > have heard people referring to it as 'Ottor Mohini' as well as 'Ottor > Mulla'. I can't decipher what the first part stands for and had always > wondered what it could mean! > > 'Mulla' means jasmine in Malayalam. 'Mohini' is the one who > enchants. > > Regards, > Sandhya > > On May 26, 10:42 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... many thanks Mahadeswara ji and Vijayasankar ji for these names; funny > > facts. > > Regards. > > Dinesh > > > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In Tamil it is called as "Mysore malligai"! > > > > > Regards > > > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > > University of Mississippi > > > > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> Clerodendrum chinense. This is a very very common ornamental plant in > > >> Mysore city. Local name here is ' Madras mallige". > > > > >> On May 26, 12:47 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Dear all, > > >> > First I thought of this plant to be a *Tabermontana* sp. but leaves > > >> looks > > >> > different. Please help to ID this shrub. > > >> > I am sorry that I have no details of this particular plant as this > is > > >> taken > > >> > by my friend at a private home garden in Chennai on 20 May 2011. > > > > >> > -- > > >> > Muthu Karthick, N > > >> > Care Earth Trust > > >> > #15, second main road, > > >> > Thillai ganga nagar, > > >> > Chennai - 600 061 > > >> > Mob: 0091 96268 33911www.careearthtrust.org > > > > >> > 220520111005.jpg > > >> > 149KViewDownload > > > > >> > 220520111004.jpg > > >> > 150KViewDownload >
