Flower for ID

[Shantanu Bhattacharya]

Hi

got this flower in a public garden.

I m not sure whether its at all a flower...

A Chrysochloris bug feeding on nectar..

 

regards

Shantanu  :)

 

Shantanu Bhattacharya.
B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology)
University of Calcutta.
Teaching Faculty.
Dept. of Biology.
Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE).
Joka. Kolkata.

 

 

[Pankaj Kumar]

Jatropha podagrica
Pankaj

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Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
Research Associate
Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
Department of Habitat Ecology
Wildlife Institute of India
Post Box # 18
Dehradun - 248001, India

[Shantanu]

Thanks Pankaj ji.

Regards

Shantanu : )

Shantanu Bhattacharya.
B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology)
University of Calcutta.
Teaching Faculty.
Dept. of Biology.
Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE).
Joka. Kolkata.

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[promila chaturvedi]

 I agree with Pankaj Ji. It is Jatropha podagrica.

Promila

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[tanay bose]

Jatropha podagrica, I think there is a jewel bettle.

Tanay

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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)

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[Pankaj Kumar]

That insect is not call Jewel Beetle (not a Beetle at all). Its a
Metallic Bug to be precise. Scutiphora pedicellata most probably.
Regards
Pankaj

[tanay bose]

Thank you Pankaj ji , I know nothing about insects looked quite similar to jewel beetle posted months ago by Neil ji
thanks for correcting me

 

tanay

[Shantanu Bhattacharya]

Hi

got this flower in a picnic spot near Kolkata.

[Shantanu]

Yes Pankaj ji...thats a bug.....its called Chrysochloris sp.
It looks like a beetle but it has a long sucking tube (rostrum) for
feeding on juices...just like all other bugs.
Beetles have chewing mouthparts.

regards
Shantanu : )

On Sep 12, 5:50 am, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you Pankaj ji , I know nothing about insects looked quite similar to
> jewel beetle posted months ago by Neil ji
> thanks for correcting me
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> tanay

> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > That insect is not call Jewel Beetle (not a Beetle at all). Its a
> > Metallic Bug to be precise. Scutiphora pedicellata most probably.
> > Regards
> > Pankaj
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> > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
> > Research Associate
> > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
> > Department of Habitat Ecology
> > Wildlife Institute of India
> > Post Box # 18
> > Dehradun - 248001, India
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> *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)

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[nabha meghani]

looks like Euphorbia milii var. ??? to me. Euphorbia milii (Crown-of-thorns or Christ Plant), German name Christusdorn.

The species name commemorates Baron Milius, once governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821.^[1] It is suspected that the species was introduced to the Middle East in ancient times, and legend associates it with the crown of thorns worn by Jesus.^[1]  Kredit: Wiki

 

Regards

Nalini

[Shantanu Bhattacharya]

Thanks a lot for the ID ...Nalini ji.

 

have a nice time

Shantanu : )

 

[promila chaturvedi]

Halini ji,

I agree with you. It is Euphorbia milii- Crown of Thorns.

Promila

[Pankaj Kumar]

I know that its a bug and not beetle, but I have doubts about your
identification. Can you please find me a link or reference where I can
get this name Chrysochloris (whatever you have used), because I
thought this to be Scutiphora pedicellata. It is very commonly seen
feeding on Securinega virosa in our campus. I would be happy to be
wrong.

[Pankaj Kumar]

This is indeed Euphorbia milii but I imagine why this is called The
Thorn of Christ.

The plant which is actually believed to be in the Crown of Christ was
"Ziziphus spina-christi" also called Christ's Thorn Jujube, a tropical
evergreen tree from Sudan. Also find mention in Quran and hence highly
respected by Muslims.

Just for information, the original thorny Crown of Jesus Christ is
still preserved in Notre Dame, Paris.

Regards
Pankaj

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[mani nair]

Pankaj ji, very useful information.
Regards,
Mani.

[Shantanu Bhattacharya]

Yes Pankaj ji....really nice informations.

 

Regards

Shantanu : )

 

[Shantanu Bhattacharya]

Yes Pankaj ji...you are right. Its a Scutiphora bug.

I dont know why we used to call it Chrysochloris bug....during the dissection and display of digestive system of the bug during our entomology special paper practical classes.

Our professors also used to call this bug by that name.

 

Just now i came to know that Chrysochloris is the genus of the Golden mole of Africa....thats really shocking.

 

thanks a tonne for correcting me...

 

regards

Shantanu.

[Pankaj Kumar]

Chrysochloris is also a species epithet for many of the long horn
beetles, so may be this is the reason why they called it by this name.
But as you can see, this doesnt have a LONG HORN thats the first point
why I was so skeptic!!
Regards
Pankaj

[tanay bose]

Euphorbia milii indeed

tanay

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Tanay Bose

[Devi Nair]

This a very fragrant flower, growing wild all over the wayside and estates in Wayanad. Can someone please ID it.


Thanks,
Devi



 *Date/Time-*                                                      May 2010

 *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *                       Wayanad

 *Habitat-                                                             Wild

 *Plant Habit-                                                       Shrub

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Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.
-- Douglas Jerrold.

[Vijayasankar]

This is 'Fragrant Clerodendrum'.

Botanical name: Clerodendrum chinense

Synonyms: C. fragrans, C. philippinum

Tamil: Mysore malli (= Mysore jasmine); Kannada: Mysore mallige

Regards

Vijayasankar

[Kenneth Greby]

I concur.

Despite the flower's fragrance, however, I think that the foliage is ill-smelling.

Regards--
Ken.

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Sent: Sun, September 19, 2010 9:12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:47689] Flower for ID

[Devi Nair]

Thank you, Vijay'ji. Is this the popular "Mysore mallige" after which the movie was named?

I did'nt notice the smell of the foliage.