Beautiful Shots of Sadabahar Surajit Ji On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 10:28 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sir, > > *Catharanthus roseus* is another common flowering herb that was once a > must have in the frontyard of any rural household. These flowers along with > some other flowers (like Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Mirabilis jalapa, etc) > were used daily for PUJA offerings. Local belief asks diabetic patients to > take its leave extract in order to control their blood-sugar level. > > Species : Catharanthus roseus (syn. Vinca rosea) > Bengali name : NAYANTARA > Date : 02-March-2012 @ 3.36 p.m. & 09-June-2009 @ 10.52 a.m. > Place : Hooghly (West Bengal) > Habitat : garden herb > > ID help : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharanthus_roseus > > Regards, > > Surajit Koley > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
