Dear Dinesh ji: one name intrigued me... neel basak...or neel vasak... my question .... did you get to photograph the leaves....? and why do local people call it neel vasak?
secondly, i thought dashmuli was the ayurvedic asparagus.... confusing? usha di ===== On Jun 7, 10:18 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species>> > E <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/e> > > > *Eranthemum roseum* > [image: Dasmuli (Marathi: > दसमुळी)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/315815819/> > > [image: Flowers of > India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rosy%20Eranthemum.html>[image: > Discussions at > efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Eran...>[image: > more views in > flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Eranthemumroseum&m=tags&z=m>[image: > more views on Google > Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Eranthemumroseum...> > > *commonly known as*: blue > eranthemum<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/b...> > , rosy > eranthemum<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/r...> > • *Gujarati*: દસમૂળી > dasmuli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/...> > • *Hindi*: गुलशाम > gulsham<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/gul...> > , नील वासक nil > vasak<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/nil...> > • *Konkani*: रान अबोली ran > aboli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/r...> > • *Marathi*: दशमूली > dashamuli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/d...> > , दसमूळी > dasmuli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/d...> > , रान आबोली ran > aboli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/r...> > •*Tamil*: நீலமுள்ளி > nila-mulli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nil...> > > *botanical names: > current<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/zchanges.1305994289529> > * - *Eranthemum roseum* • *synonyms*: *Daedalacanthus roseus*, *Justicia > rosea* > > Regards. > Dinesh
