Common name 'kanakambara' in kannada and 'kanakambaram' in Tamil.This is a very common plant in South India. Most of the houses in Mysore and elsewhere in South India have this in their garden. Flowers are also sold in the market.
On Jun 8, 2:38 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Crossandra infundibuliformis* (L.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 98 1832. > syn: *Justicia* *infundibuliformis* L.; *Ruellia* *infundibuliformis* (L.) > Andrews; *Crossandra* *nutans* Wight ex Nees; *Crossandra* *undulifolia* > Salisb. > > evergreen shrub with ovate to lanceolate 5-10 cm long leaves, undulate; > flowers in terminal up to 15 cm long spike, corolla bright orange with > narrow 2.5 cm long tube, limb 4 cm across. > Native of South India and Sri Lanka, often cultivated in Delhi as hedge. > Photographed from Vikas Puri, New 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-2.jpg > 300KViewDownload > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-3.jpg > 239KViewDownload > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-Delhi-1.jpg > 187KViewDownload
