Thanks a lot Sir Ji. Pankaj Ji also might be knowing this. This species (The root) is having very useful medicinal properties and used to treat bone fracture among other uses.
Regards prasad On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes truly ilicifolius > > > -- > 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 Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 1:07 PM, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear all, Odisha is globallywell known for the amphibians in plant >> kingdom, the mangroves. Located in the deltaic region formed by the rich >> alluvial deposits of Brahmani, Baitarani and the Mahanadi, Dhamra River, >> orissa in gereral and Bhitarkanika in perticular is the second largest >> mangrove ecosystem in the world after Papua New Guinea in terms of species >> diversity. There are 62 species of mangrove found in Bhitarkanika which >> includes 32 true mangroves and the rest are assocites. Heritiera kanikensis >> is Endemic to bhitarkanika. With this background i wl post some of my >> earlier images of mangroves and their associates that i had taken during my >> association with Regional Research lboratory (RRL) now known as Institute >> of Minerals and Materials technology (IMMT), Bhubeneswar as a Senior >> Research Felow on mangrove physiology. >> >> >> >> Dear members sending the photograph of *Acanthus ilicifolius** *from >> Bhitarkanika >> >> Name of the species: *Acanthus ilicifolius** * >> >> Family: Acanthaceae >> >> Place of collection: Bhitarkanika, Kendrapada, Odisha >> >> Habit: Perennial herb >> >> Habitat: Wild, Wet evergreen forest >> >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Prasad >> >> -- >> Prasad Kumar Dash >> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com >> ph. 09437444241 >> > > > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com ph. 09437444241
