... my belief too: *Ecbolium ligustrinum* *commonly known as*: blue fox tail nail dye<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blue-fox-tail-nail-dye>, green ice crossandra<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/green-ice-crossandra>, green shrimp plant<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/green-shrimp-plant>, turquoise crossandra<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/turquoise-crossandra>• *Hindi*: उदजति udajati<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/udajati-udajati>• *Kannada*: ಕಪ್ಪುಆಬ್ಬೊಲಿ kappu abboli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kappu-abboli-kappu-abboli>, ಕಪ್ಪುಕುರ್ಣಿ kappukurni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kappukurni-kappukurni>• *Konkani*: रोरीझाड rorijhada<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/rorijhada-rorijhada>• *Malayalam*: കരിമകുറുഞ്ഞി karimkurunni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/karimkurunni>, ഒടിയമടന്ത otiyamatantha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/otiyamatanta-otiyamatantha>• *Marathi*: धाकटा अडुळसा dhakta adulsa<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/dhakata-adulasa-dhakta-adulsa>, एकबोली ekboli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/ekaboli-ekboli>, रान आबोली ran aboli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/rana-aboli-ran-aboli>• *Oriya*: piccokatho<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/piccokatho>• *Sanskrit*: नील सहचरः nila sahacharah<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/nila-sahacarah-nila-sahacharah>, सहचरः sahacharah<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sahacarah-sahacharah>, सैरीयकः sairiyakah<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sairiyakah-sairiyakah>• *Tamil*: நீலாம்பரி nilampari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nilampari-nilampari>• *Telugu*: నక్కతోక nakkatoka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/nakkatoka-nakkatoka>, పచ్చవాదంబరము paccavadambaramu <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/paccavadambaramu-paccavadambaramu>
Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > I may not be correct, but,, little confused about the species id. > I think in E. viride var viride, the bract tip is spinous, here it doesn't > look like so. > My guess for this plant is Ecbolium ligustrinum. > > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > On 7 September 2011 11:45, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Hemsanji and Prabhuji >> On surfing the net I found the following info >> Extremely rare in the plant world are species with attractive green >> flowers. Green Ecbolium has glossy green foliage and extra unique bloom >> spikes of showy teal green flowers. This tropical sometimes goes by the >> names of Turquoise Crossandra and Green Ice Crosandra, though it doesn't >> belong to that genus. The author first saw this species growing in the >> jungles of coastal Kenya in 2002 . A lover of heat, its foliage may darken >> even as low as 60 degrees. >> Regards >> Bhagyashri >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Prabhu kumar KM < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Dear Madhuriji, >>>> >>>> >>> Common names: >>> >>> *English: Blue fox tail* >>> *Malayalam: Koranta, Odiyamadantha* >>> *Tamil: Adukkukurungu* >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Prabhu Kumar K M* >>> Scientist >>> Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division >>> Centre for Medicinal Plant Research (CMPR) >>> & 'CMPR' Herbarium >>> Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala >>> Kottakkal, Malappuram >>> *E-mail: [email protected]* >>> >>> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
