efloraofindia:''For Id 01102011MR1’’ Resurfacing for Id orange bell flowers Pune

[Madhuri Raut]

Resurfacing for Id

No prior identification

Date/Time-Sep 2011

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- HErb

Height/Length- 1 foot

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- brown turgid

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- orange bell shaped

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-not seen

Regards

Bhagyashri

[mani nair]

Dear Bhagyashri, this is Chrysothemis pulchella Family:
Gesneriaceae (Gloxinia family)
Please see
http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/red.html

regards,

Mani Nair

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Mani ji

You have solved the mystery of Garden plant (in pots) we photographed in Dakpathar. I am uploading it separately for validation

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[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you Maniji

I found this very interesting info on the net which I would like to share

I liked the common name Sunset bells how very apt

Photo by Thingnam Sophia

Common name: Sunset Bells, Black Flamingo, Chrysothemis, Copper Leaf 
Botanical name: Chrysothemis pulchella    Family: Gesneriaceae (Gloxinia family)

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Sunset Bells is an interesting plant from the Caribbean. Yellow flowers with bright orange sepal cups form a colorful ground cover. The yellow flowers are short-lived, but the orange sepal cups last for many days and give the plant an everblooming effect. The dark, glossy, toothed leaves make this plant attractive even when it is not in bloom. It is a perennial herb that can be grown as a house-plant. From spring to summer it is covered with very showy orange-red flowers. The bright yellow corolla, with some red striping or spotting, is about twice the length of the sepal cup, with a narrow tube and flaring lobes. Leaves are large, dark-green with brown touch, very ornamental. The stems are thick and succulent, usually upright. The plant forms a dense mountain of flowers and foliage. The plant forms tubers at the base of the stem, and sometimes also in the leaf axils. The name is taken from mythology - Chryso Themis was a daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, of Greek mythology. Pulchella means beautiful.

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Bhagyashri]

I had resurfaced this plant for Id as a separate thread. The link to the original post is

http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/687f32989d30d80e/a50494b69ccd3bb5?#a50494b69ccd3bb5

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Regards

Bhagyashri