Thanks Pankaj ji.
Regards
Prashant

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:

> This is very interesting. The local people call it Kate Adulsa and
> Adulsa is for Adathoda I assume. Kate if you translate in Latin is
> "cuspidate" means spine bearing or pointed. So basically locals know
> that they belong to same family without any professional botanical
> expertise.
> I have some pic of same from Himalaya. Will find out and share soon.
> Thanks for sharing.
> Pankaj
>
>
>
> On Jan 26, 12:35 am, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > Sharing few photographs of "Kate-Adulsa".
> >
> > Bot. name: *Lepidagathis cuspidata*
> >
> > Family: Acanthaceae
> >
> > Date/Time: 22-01-2012 / 12:30PM
> >
> > Location: Kalawantin (near Prabalgad), Maharashtra
> >
> > Habitat: Wild
> >
> > Plant habit: small spiny shrub
> >
> > Regards
> > Prashant
> >
> >  IMG_5865.jpg
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> >  IMG_5863.jpg
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> >  IMG_5864.jpg
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