Another interesting find. Great quality picture! Dr Satish Phadke
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species>> > G <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/g> > > *Gymnostachyum glabrum* T.Anderson ... *family*: Acanthaceae > [image: Gymnostachyum glabrum > T.Anderson]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6923027365/> > > [image: Flowers of India] <http://www.flowersofindia.net/> [image: > Discussions at > efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#%21topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Gymnostachyum%20glabrum> > [image: more views in > flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Gymnostachyumglabrum&m=tags&z=m> > [image: more views on Google > Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Gymnostachyumglabrum&format=kml_nl> > > > *jim-no-STAY-kee-um* -- from the Greek *gymnos* (naked) and *stachyum*(flower > spikes) ... Dave's > Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Gymnostachyum> > *GLAY-brum* or *GLAB-rum* -- smooth, without hair ... Dave's > Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=glabrum> > > > *commonly known as*: smooth > gymnostachyum<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/smooth-gymnostachyum> > > > *botanical names*: *Gymnostachyum glabrum* T.Anderson ... *synonym*: > *Cryptophragmium > glabrum* Dalzell > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Endemic to Western Ghats. > Photographed along Chorla Ghat, n Goa on 18 FEB 12 > Many thanks to Shrikant ji for the ID. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > -- > > > > --
