*Hippobroma longiflora * (L.) G.Don


   - *hip-OH-bro-muh* -- from the Greek *hippos* (horse) and
*bromos*(rage, fury), referring to its poison that drives horses mad
   *lon-jee-FLO-ruh* -- long flower
   ... Dave's 
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[image: Hippobroma
longiflora]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1814757546%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcvzISlc-iM3xt-yL7crh2S8Fkpfw>
Oct 28, 2007 ... at Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, Mumbai



*commonly known as*: horse poison, star flower, star of Bethlehem

*Native of*: West Indies

*References*: Flowers of
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Dave's
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*more views*:

   - Mar 18, 2007 ... at Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, Mumbai
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Regards.
Dinesh

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