Dinesh ji I meant to say...I am sure of this being native. I wonder about the nature which gives such a beautiful colour to the flowers amongst the otherwise dull not so colourful habitat. On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Satish ji, my belief: it is thoroughly a native of Western Ghats besides > other parts of southern India and Sri Lanka. > Requires validation; my belief could be wrong. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Good catch indeed. >> I wonder how come such a beautiful plant occurs naturally at many places >> in Konkan and Western ghats....Yes it does attract ones attention when one >> spots it by roadside just everywhere esp in Konkan >> >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Ixora coccinea * L. >>> >>> >>> >>> - *iks-OR-uh* -- named after *Iswara* Malabar deity >>> *kok-SIN-ee-uh* -- scarlet >>> >>> >>> [image: Ixora >>> coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600651020%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzegNzKkxiPzE4Y2c_oAovmbIWXgOg> >>> Apr 3, 2011 ... at Bajpe near Mangalore, Karnataka >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: ixora, jungle geranium, West Indian jasmine • * >>> Bengali*: rookmini • *Hindi*: rajana, rangan, रुगमिनी rugmini • *Kannada >>> *: gudde dosal, kepala, kisukare • *Konkani*: patkali, podkali • * >>> Malayalam*: chethi, thechi, thetti • *Marathi*: बकोरा bakora, पेंडगूळ >>> pendgul • *Oriya*: bondhuko, romoniphulo • *Sanskrit*: बन्धूक bandhuka, >>> bandhujivaka, ईश्वर ishwara • *Tamil*: வெட்சி vetchi • *Telugu*: >>> మనమధబానం manmadhabanam, రామబాణము ramabanamu >>> >>> *Native to*: India, Sri Lanka >>> >>> *Reference*: Flowers of >>> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FIxora%2520red.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcN62C198wHM-zpZ7AoNIud8DNvEA>• >>> *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar >>> >>> >>> *more views*: >>> >>> - Apr 3, 2011 ... at Bajpe near Mangalore, Karnataka >>> [image: Ixora >>> coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600066699%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf24g76ppyBARzCluZHqTXRI0g_3w> >>> [image: >>> Ixora >>> coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600649414%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfXcYErfDYhkyBZ8ZmU9xnE8GrWEw> >>> - Sep 30, 2007 ... at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, >>> Mumbai >>> [image: Scarlet Jungle >>> Flame]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1462151487%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcRfDltM2WyghsHe_7AfZDuWxTE3A> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
