Beautiful flower Madhuri --- On Sun, 11/9/11, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:81147] Malvaceae Week: Guazuma ulmifolia from Delhi To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 11 September, 2011, 9:00 AM Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. Common names: bastard-cedar, West Indian-elm In India often named Rudrasam in Tamil, Rudraksham in Mal., Rudrakshi in Kan., and often confused with real Rudraksh in Rajasthan and Maharashtra it is known as Bhadraksh. Rudraksh is Elaeocarpus angustifolius, advertised so commonly on TV Badraksh is Guazuma ulmifolia, the poor substitute. Commonly grown in Delhi in Parks and roadsides. -- 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/
