Aromatic shrub for ID from Delhi-GSFEB03/44

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Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 23, 2015, 6:16:33 AM2/23/15
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Kindly help in the ID of this aromatic shrub displayed at Garden Tourism Festival at Garden of Five Senses in Delhi. Photographed on Feb 22, 2015

Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 23, 2015, 6:22:03 AM2/23/15
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Got it identified as Acokanthera oppositifolia from Facebook (Amber Shrivastava) Indian Flora Group. Also on Facebook


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Nidhan Singh

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Feb 23, 2015, 10:15:18 AM2/23/15
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Thanks for posting Sir, a person from horticulture department had told me its name, and you have further confirmed.. 

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J.M. Garg

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Feb 23, 2016, 3:17:00 AM2/23/16
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Hi, Singh ji,
Is it not the same as Acokanthera oblongifolia as per another thread: RV 2 Id 29022012 (posted by Renee ji & identified by Pradip Krishen ji) ?

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J.M. Garg

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Feb 23, 2016, 7:04:38 AM2/23/16
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Thanks a lot, Amber ji.
Acokanthera spectabilis (Sond.) Hook.f. is a synonym of Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.

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Date: 23 February 2016 at 17:30
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sems Acokanthera spectabilis

J.M. Garg

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Feb 23, 2016, 7:10:24 AM2/23/16
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Thanks, Amber ji.

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or may be Acokanthera oppositifolia

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Amber Srivastava <vaishna...@gmail.com> wrote:
sems Acokanthera spectabilis


On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 1:46 PM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

J.M. Garg

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Feb 26, 2016, 2:28:24 AM2/26/16
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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise  please.

Some earlier relevant  feedback:

Got it identified as Acokanthera oppositifolia from Facebook (Amber Shrivastava) Indian Flora Group. Also on Facebook

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Poison%20Bush.html                                         

Thanks for posting Sir, a person from horticulture department had told me its name, and you have further confirmed.. --

Regards,
Dr. Nidhan Singh

 

Is it not the same as Acokanthera oblongifolia as per another thread: RV 2 Id 29022012 (posted by Renee ji & identified by Pradip Krishen ji) ?- from me 

seems Acokanthera spectabilis- from Amber ji 

Thanks a lot, Amber ji.
Acokanthera spectabilis (Sond.) Hook.f. is a synonym of Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.  

or may be Acokanthera oppositifolia- from Amber ji 


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J.M. Garg

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Feb 26, 2016, 2:56:38 AM2/26/16
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Thanks, Pradip ji,
Than the pictures in thread RV 2 Id 29022012 must also be Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd.
Kindly confirm.

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Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd
Also known as 'Bushman's poison'

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Pradip

J.M. Garg

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Feb 26, 2016, 3:14:05 AM2/26/16
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Thanks a lot, Pradip ji.

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Yes, confirmed!
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