Beautiful . As my maiden surname is Ranade I was interested to know how this flower came to be known as *Abutilon ranadei * * * On the net I found this interesting info by you. Thanks
Common name: Son Ghanta • Marathi: *सोनघंटा *Son Ghanta Botanical name: Abutilon ranadei Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family) Son Ghanta is one of the critically endangered plant species of the Western Ghats. It is endemic and restricted to four districts of Maharashtra State. This endangered species was named after N. B. Ranade who was the keeper of the Herbarium at the College of Science, Pune, who died of the plague in 1897. It is a shrub 3-5 ft tall characterized by 2 inch long bell-like hanging golden yellow flowers. The five petals are 4 cm long, orange yellow, veined with purple. Stamens are united at the base into a tube 2.5 cm long. Styles are 5, longer than the stamens. Alternately arranged leaves, 10-20 cm long, are heart-shaped, long-pointed, with toothed margins. Fruit is 2 cm long, hairy and ribbed. Flowering: January-February. Identification credit: Prashant Awale Regards Bhagyashri On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Great colour combination > Thanks for sharing Prashant ji > > > -- > 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 Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Dear Friends, >> Bot. name: *Abutilon ranadei* >> >> Family: Malvaceae >> >> Date: 27-01-2010 >> >> Habitat: Wild >> Plant Habit: Shrub >> Location: @ "Gothane, Kundi Ghat". >> >> Regards >> Prashant >> >> > > >
