via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > D <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/d> > *Delphinium malabaricum* (Huth) Munz ... *family*: Ranunculaceae [image: Delphinium malabaricum]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/7988000434/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Malabar%20Delphinium.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Delphinium%20malabaricum> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Delphiniummalabaricum&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Delphiniummalabaricum&format=kml_nl> *del-FIN-ee-um* -- from the word for dolphin - referring to the shape of the nectary ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Delphinium>• Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinium> *mal-uh-BAR-ih-kum* -- of or from the Malabar Coast, southern India ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=malabaricum> *commonly known as*: Malabar delphinium<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/malabar-delphinium>, Malabar larkspur<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/malabar-larkspur>• *Marathi*: नीलांबरी neelamabari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/nilambari-neelambari> *botanical names*: *Delphinium malabaricum* (Huth) Munz ... *synonyms*: *Delphinium dasycaulon* var. *malabaricum* Huth • *Delphinium malabaricum* var. * ghaticum* Billore ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2760037> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Pateshwar in Satara ... 08 SEP 12 *Delphinium malabaricum* is the only species of the genus endemic to northern Western Ghats ... Invasive Species Compendium<http://www.cabi.org/ISC/Default.aspx?site=144&page=2540&LoadModule11=CABISEARCHRESULTS&LoadAction=LoadAbstract&term=Delphinium+malabaricum&AbstractSearchTerm=Delphinium+malabaricum&query=Delphinium+malabaricum&AbstractID=20123255567> Regards, Dinesh --
