Yes truly ilicifolius
-- 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 Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 1:07 PM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear all, Odisha is globallywell known for the amphibians in plant > kingdom, the mangroves. Located in the deltaic region formed by the rich > alluvial deposits of Brahmani, Baitarani and the Mahanadi, Dhamra River, > orissa in gereral and Bhitarkanika in perticular is the second largest > mangrove ecosystem in the world after Papua New Guinea in terms of species > diversity. There are 62 species of mangrove found in Bhitarkanika which > includes 32 true mangroves and the rest are assocites. Heritiera kanikensis > is Endemic to bhitarkanika. With this background i wl post some of my > earlier images of mangroves and their associates that i had taken during my > association with Regional Research lboratory (RRL) now known as Institute > of Minerals and Materials technology (IMMT), Bhubeneswar as a Senior > Research Felow on mangrove physiology. > > > > Dear members sending the photograph of *Acanthus ilicifolius** *from > Bhitarkanika > > Name of the species: *Acanthus ilicifolius** * > > Family: Acanthaceae > > Place of collection: Bhitarkanika, Kendrapada, Odisha > > Habit: Perennial herb > > Habitat: Wild, Wet evergreen forest > > > > > Regards > > > > Prasad > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241 >
