Thanks Tanay... have a nice time. Shantanu :)
On Sep 9, 2:18 am, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice catch of the lovely plant quite favorite of many butterflies > Tanay > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > <shnt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > taken these close up shots of the Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis indica) few > > minutes back...so show the gradual change of colour of petals from white to > > pink..... > > the combination of pink and white flowers is visible only at night. > > At daytime all the petals will turn pink. > > > Origin of its scientific name: The seeds of this and related species, *Q. > > fructus* and *Q. chinensis*, contain the chemical quisqualic acid, which > > is an agonist for the AMPA receptor, a kind of glutamate receptor in the > > brain. The chemical is linked to excitotoxicity (cell death).... > > > goodnight > > Shantanu : ) > > > Shantanu Bhattacharya. > > Dept. of Biology. > > Vivekananda Mission School (ICSE). > > Joka. Kolkata. > > -- > *Tanay Bose* B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc (Gold Medallist) > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
