Please read Clerodendrum instead of Clerodendron in the subject line.
-- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Clerodendrum infortunatum* L., Sp. Pl., 635, 1753 > Syn: *Clerodendrum viscosum* Vent. Nom. Superfl.; *Volkameria > infortunata*Roxb. > > Common Names: Hill Glory flower > Hindi: Bhant > Sans: Barhichuda, bhantaka > Mar: Bhandira > Tam: Karukanni > > The plant has been named as C. viscosum Vent., in recent years, a name > which is illegitimate being a Nomen superfluum. A densely hairy shrub with > opposite thick ovate leaves and sweet scented white flowers with pink > centre arranged in branched clusters; stamens much exserted; calyx enlarged > and turning red and surrounding black fruit. > > Photographed from near Kathgodam in Uttaranchal Pradesh. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fod00qty0F0/T46b6PuY7AI/AAAAAAAABEA/iqeKeBlDE6A/s1600/Clerodendrum-viscosum-near+Kathgodam-1-IMG_0568.jpg> > Clerodendrum-infortunatum-near Kathgodam-1-IMG_0568 > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ivmZd-fLuOg/T46dCxRyihI/AAAAAAAABEM/0Tr4Sy1X2Ps/s1600/Clerodendrum-infortunatum-near+Kathgodam-2-IMG_0570.jpg> > Clerodendrum-infortunatum-near Kathgodam-2-IMG_0570 > > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nkHQUsQm5ZM/T46dVJKukMI/AAAAAAAABEY/UV7rzM4cDfY/s1600/Clerodendrum-infortunatum-near+Kathgodam-3-IMG_0572.jpg> > Clerodendrum-infortunatum-near Kathgodam-3-IMG_0572 > > > Gurcharan Singh > > >
