Fwd: Aganosma heynei( Spreng.)I.M.Turner

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Jayanta ji, for the wonderful post and details.

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From: Jayanta Kumar Jena <jayantakum...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 at 21:03
Subject: Aganosma heynei( Spreng.)I.M.Turner
To: <jmg...@gmail.com>

Sir,namaskar,wish you Sir & all esteemed members in good health. Sending 5 photos of Aganosma heynei( Spreng.)I.M.Turner,Fam-Apocynaceae, a heavy creeper called Malati,Gandhamalati in Odiya,photo -23/06/2020,Bhubaneswar,Odisha, naturally distributed in Barauni hill,khurda,Bhubaneswar,Udaigiri,Dasapalla,Koraput,Angul,,Ganjam all places of Odisha( ref- TheFlora of Orissa,Saxena,Brahmam). Fresh Malati flowers diffusing divine fragrance are traditionally associated with Puri ShreeJagannath. ,offered to deities Shree Balabhadra,Mata Subhadra,Shree Jagannath& Shree Sudarsan Chakra as known much loved by them.Dried flowers are offered in sacred month of Kartik( Oct/Nov.) to the deities. Malati is literally mentioned in Shree Geetagovinda by famous Odiya poet Shree Jayadeva in 12 th Century AD. relating to Lord ShreeKrishna.,also known with some medicinal properties to treat kapha,eye disorder,toe infection,regards,

Jayanta k. jena.

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J.M.Garg

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[Mahadeswara]

Superb upload !

[J.M. Garg]

Yes, Aganosma heynei as per images and details herein.