Tanay, I solute you; solving so many identifications sitting in Canada. Tabish ji is a veteran as such.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > This plant is also found in NE India. Phlogacanthus pubinervius > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Red%20Nongmangkha.html > - Tabish > > On Aug 21, 10:07 pm, Shantanu Bhattacharya <shnt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi friends... > > I am new in this group, and would love to share the images of wild plants > > that I have taken during my trips to hills and forests of India. I have > > little knowledge about wild plants, and can hardly remember the > scientific > > names of the various species. But i am eager to know about the wild flora > of > > our country and thats why I have joined this group today. I am interested > in > > gaining knowledge on plants of India. > > > > Sharing with you all the images of a wild flower that i found at > > Phuentsholing (Bhutan) in the foothills of the Himalayas. The flowers > were > > regularly visited by birds like Spangled drongos and Silver eared Mesias, > as > > can be seen in the second and third pics respectively. These birds fed on > > the nectar from the flowers and probably helped in pollination. > > Can someone please give the Id and details of the plant? > > the pic was taken on 7th.March,2010. > > > > Regards > > Shantanu Bhattacharya. > > Dept. of Biology. > > Vivekananda Mission School (I.C.S.E).Joka. > > Kolkata. > > > > flower2.jpg > > 141KViewDownload > > > > flowerw.jpg > > 141KViewDownload > > > > flowerr.jpg > > 117KViewDownload -- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
