Thanks Dinesh ji for this great display
-- 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 Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Amazing quality pictures. > Satish > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Plectranthus barbatus *Andrews >> >> - *plek-TRAN-thus* -- from the Greek *plektron* (spur) and *anthos* >> (flower), >> referring to the spurred flowers >> - *bar-BAY-tus* -- bearded, barbed >> >> >> [image: Plectranthus >> barbatus]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4938304974/> >> >> Aug 25, 2010 along Pasarani Ghat leading to Panchagani and Mahabaleshwar >> >> >> *commonly known as*: Abyssinian coleus, blue spur flower, false boldo, >> Indian coleus • *Gujarati*: ગરમર garmar • *Hindi*: पत्थरचूर patharchur, >> पाषाणभेदी pashan bhedi • *Marathi*: गरमर garmar, माईण or माईन mayin, >> माईनमूळ mainmul • *Nepalese*: गन्धे झार gandhe jhar • *Sanskrit*: बालकः >> balakah, ¿ गण्डीरः gandira ?, पाषाणभेदी pashanabhedi >> >> *Native of*: tropical Africa, Arabian peninsula, Indian subcontinent, >> Thailand; widely cultivated >> >> >> >> - [image: Plectranthus >> barbatus]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4937723693/> >> ... Aug 25, 2010 along Pasarani Ghat >> - [image: Gandhe Jhar (Nepalese: गन्धे >> झार)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4937730677/> >> ... Aug 25, 2010 along Pasarani Ghat >> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh > > >
