Shantanu ji, please comment whether this plant is indeed *A. cathartica*. Me too just as Gurcharan ji, believe this plant to be the violet allamanda, *A. blanchetii* (syn: *A. violacea*).
Not sure if the horticulturists have now brought up *A. cathartica*mimicking colour of *A. blanchetii* Regards. On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:10 AM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > Shantanu ji, nice photo. > Mani. > > > On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Same A. blanchetii (syn: A. violacea), I thought. >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:20 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Splendid >>> Tanay >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 1:46 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya < >>> shnt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> sharing few snaps of the pink variety of Allamanda cathartica ....taken >>>> in my locality last Sunday. >>>> >>>> These showy flowers really add beauty to the garden and house. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> Shantanu : ) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Shantanu Bhattacharya. >>>> >>>> B.Sc (Zoology).M.Sc (University of Calcutta) >>>> >>>> Teaching Faculty. >>>> >>>> Dept. of Biology. >>>> >>>> Vivekananda Mission School (ICSE). >>>> >>>> Joka. Kolkata. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Tanay Bose* >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >
