Cordia myxa flowers

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Alok Goyal

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08-Apr-2011, 2:14:20 am08/04/11
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Hallo all,

these are the flowers of Cordia myxa. the flowers open during night and are insect pollinated probably....
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Please note that the stigma has two lobes and each lobe is bifid again. though not clear in the photograph but this is the case.

Mohali, Punjab
time 10:30 pm

Alok
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Satish Chile

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08-Apr-2011, 2:37:52 am08/04/11
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Nice catch and informative too. Thanx Alok ji.
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Balkar Arya

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11-Apr-2011, 12:24:45 pm11/04/11
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Dear Alok Ji
Where it is available exactly
i would like to see during my next visit
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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Gurcharan Singh

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11-Apr-2011, 10:36:06 pm11/04/11
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Looking at the descriptions and illustrations of Flora of Delhi, eFlora of Pakistan and eFlora of China, I have a feeling that our C. myxa (Lassora) may be C. dichotoma only, common in plains in North India. eFlora of Pakistan differentiates C. dichotoma from C. myxa in its narrower leaves and cuneate base, but if we have a look at illustration of C. dichotoma in eFlora of China and the photograph at FOI, the leaves are much broader and rounded at base. All our specimens may be C. dichotoma only. You may please check it further.


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Gurcharan Singh

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11-Apr-2011, 11:13:06 pm11/04/11
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Some more links to suggest that our C. myxa (non C. myxa L.) , Lasura and C. dichotoma are the same species, with C. dichotoma as accepted name for our plant.








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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/ 

Gurcharan Singh

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12-Apr-2011, 8:16:23 am12/04/11
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Perhaps Pankaj Oudhia ji can throw some light on this. A relation of us was sent one bag full of leaves of this plant (Lassora). Four leaves of this are to be boiled in 2 glasses in water, one cardamom (moti elaichi), boil till it reduces to one eighth, allow it to cool and drink when it is luke warm. lie down covering your self with sheet for one hour. Repeat this once a day for four days. It is supposed to cure joint pains. I want some one to throw light on this.


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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/ 
 

Pankaj Oudhia

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12-Apr-2011, 9:38:26 am12/04/11
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It is effective but if it fails then more herbs can be added one by one up to 65 herbs in order to make the decoction more effective gradually. There are some restrictions also. Patients with Leucoderma (Vitiligo) and Kidney related troubles are advised to take this decoction under supervision of experts. 

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Pankaj Oudhia
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