is it Cleome?

[satish phadke]

Can you identify this shrub flowering just now on a hill near Pune?
Satish

[Pravin Kawale]

Hi, Satishji

It is not cleome

Itis Cadaba fruiticosa

i.e. Indian cadaba

thanks

[satish phadke]

Thanks
for the information Rajendra and Pravin for identifying it as Cadaba fruiticosa.
There is very little info.about this.I could find some in Shrikant Ingalhalikar's New book.
Satish

[J.M. Garg]

Interestinly the following link gives its Syn. as   Cleome fruticosa L. & common name being Indian Cadaba:

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?420221#common

 

J.M.Garg
"What ultimately remains, is the hand you extend to others"
For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees pictures etc., visit   http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg
For learning about our trees & plants, please visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en