GARDEN :: Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family) » Plumeria stenophylla
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Dinesh Valke
Nov 1, 2010, 3:44:40 AM11/1/10
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Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family) » Plumeria stenophylla
Also spelt: Plumeria stenofilla
Originally spelled: Plumiera, is named in honor of the 17th century French botanist Charles Plumier
ploo-MEER-ee-uh -- referring to a plume or feather
sten-oh-FIL-uh -- meaning narrow leaves
commonly known as: dead man's fingers (Australia), flower of the cross, frangipani, graveyard tree (Caribbean Islands), Mary's flower, may flower (Nicaragua), pagoda tree (Far East), plumeria, temple tree (India), West Indian jasmine • Bengali: kathgolop • Hindi: चम्पा champa, गुलाचिन golachin, गुलैन्ची golenchi • Kannada: ಸಂಪಿಗೆ sampige • Konkani: चाम्पॅ champe • Manipuri: খগীলৈহাও khagi-leihao • Marathi: चाफा chafa • Sanskrit: चाम्पेय champeya, चंपक champaka , हेमपुष्प hemapushpa • Tamil: நெல ஸம்பங்கி nela sampangi
Native to: tropical and subtropical America
Attached views are from gardens of housing complexes in Vaghbil, Thane.
... for more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Plumeriastenophylla&m=tags
Also spelt: Plumeria stenofilla
Originally spelled: Plumiera, is named in honor of the 17th century French botanist Charles Plumier
ploo-MEER-ee-uh -- referring to a plume or feather
sten-oh-FIL-uh -- meaning narrow leaves
commonly known as: dead man's fingers (Australia), flower of the cross, frangipani, graveyard tree (Caribbean Islands), Mary's flower, may flower (Nicaragua), pagoda tree (Far East), plumeria, temple tree (India), West Indian jasmine • Bengali: kathgolop • Hindi: चम्पा champa, गुलाचिन golachin, गुलैन्ची golenchi • Kannada: ಸಂಪಿಗೆ sampige • Konkani: चाम्पॅ champe • Manipuri: খগীলৈহাও khagi-leihao • Marathi: चाफा chafa • Sanskrit: चाम्पेय champeya, चंपक champaka , हेमपुष्प hemapushpa • Tamil: நெல ஸம்பங்கி nela sampangi
Native to: tropical and subtropical America
Attached views are from gardens of housing complexes in Vaghbil, Thane.
... for more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Plumeriastenophylla&m=tags
Balkar Arya
Nov 1, 2010, 4:02:46 AM11/1/10
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Dinesh Ji
Good, Happy to know that You have All Plumeria's
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Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Good, Happy to know that You have All Plumeria's
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Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Gurcharan Singh
Nov 1, 2010, 9:20:12 AM11/1/10
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Dinesh ji
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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/
Would be interested to know how this is different from P. obtusa.
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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/
tanay bose
Nov 1, 2010, 10:07:46 AM11/1/10
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Very interesting flower character
tanay
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)
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)
Dinesh Valke
Nov 1, 2010, 11:45:53 AM11/1/10
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The leaf is very narrow compared to that of P. obtusa, the flower too has slimmer, finger-like petals ... well, that is my description !!!
And the plant on whole has dwarf-like appearance - does not rise high.
Regards.
And the plant on whole has dwarf-like appearance - does not rise high.
Regards.
Dinesh Valke
Nov 1, 2010, 11:45:56 AM11/1/10
to tanay bose, Gurcharan Singh, Balkar Arya, efloraofindia
The leaf is very narrow compared to that of P. obtusa, the flower too has slimmer, finger-like petals ... well, that is my description !!!
And the plant on whole has dwarf-like appearance - does not rise high.
Regards.
And the plant on whole has dwarf-like appearance - does not rise high.
Regards.
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:37 PM, tanay bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:
Gurcharan Singh
Nov 1, 2010, 12:37:50 PM11/1/10
to Dinesh Valke, tanay bose, Balkar Arya, efloraofindia
Thanks for information, Dinesh ji
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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/
--
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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