Rubiaceae Week: Mussaenda philippica 'Aurorae' from Delhi

Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 11, 2012, 11:26:13 PM2/11/12

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Musseanda philippica 'Queen Sirikit' from Khalsa College, Delhi.

Shrubs often growing 5 m or more tall, with elliptic-ovate leaves up to 15 cm long, slightly hairy beneath; flowers with 15-22 mm long tube, all flowers with rounded ovate enlarged sepal up to 7 cm long, nearly as broad.

This particular cultivar has enlarged sepals and bracts are greenish-white coloured in this cultivar.

Photographed from Khalsa College, Delhi

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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/

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Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 11, 2012, 11:27:43 PM2/11/12

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Sorry the name should go as Musseanda philippica 'Aurorae' from Khalsa College, Delhi.

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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/

Balkar Singh

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Feb 11, 2012, 11:58:59 PM2/11/12

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Nice Shots Sir

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Prashant Awale

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Feb 12, 2012, 7:55:47 AM2/12/12

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Good to see so many different Musseanda's.. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for sharing.
Regards
Prashant

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