via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > S <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > *Sclerocarpus africanus* Jacq. ... (*family*: Asteraceae) [image: Sclerocarpus africanus Jacq.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/7987669816/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/African%20Bonebract.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Sclerocarpus%20africanus> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sclerocarpusafricanus&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Sclerocarpusafricanus&format=kml_nl> *skler-oh-KAR-pus* -- from the Greek *skleros* (hard) and *karpos* (fruit) ... Dave's Botanary *af-ri-KAHN-us* -- of or from Africa ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=africanus> *commonly known as*: African bonebract<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/african-bonebract> *botanical names*: *Sclerocarpus africanus* Jacq. ... *synonyms*: no synonym known ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-142682> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Pateshwar ... 08 SEP 12 Many thanks to Anita ji for sharing her sighting; Anil ji's and Umesh ji's ID ... https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/MVXDcakGIZs/xSo-672r9n8J Regards. Dinesh --
