efloraofindia:''For Id 09102011MR2’’ rosy pink flowers Pune

Madhuri Raut

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Oct 9, 2011, 10:23:50 AM10/9/11

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Request for identification

Date/Time-Oct 2011

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub

Height/Length- 4 ft

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-green

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- deep pink flowers

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds not seen

Regards

Bhagyashri

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H S

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Oct 9, 2011, 10:27:20 AM10/9/11

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I guess some Adenium species

regards,

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- H.S.

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Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 9, 2011, 10:28:53 AM10/9/11

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Yes denium obesum

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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H S

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Oct 9, 2011, 10:31:39 AM10/9/11

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Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

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Balkar Singh

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Oct 9, 2011, 11:47:08 AM10/9/11

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Yes Adenium obesum

Common garden plant in our area

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

Madhuri Raut

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Oct 9, 2011, 1:07:03 PM10/9/11

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Thank you HSji ,Balkarji and Gurcharanji.

I found on the net that it is also called Desert Rose.

Also found some interesting info about its trunk equating it to Lord Ganesha calling it Adenium Ganeshum Here is the link

http://www.adeniumsindia.com/news_articleView.php?id=12
The flower I have posted is a Hybrid variety according to this link