Acanthaceae Week: Crossandra infundibuliform from Delhi
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Gurcharan Singh
Jun 8, 2011, 5:38:27 AM6/8/11
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Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 98 1832.
syn: Justicia infundibuliformis L.; Ruellia infundibuliformis (L.) Andrews; Crossandra nutans Wight ex Nees; Crossandra undulifolia Salisb.
evergreen shrub with ovate to lanceolate 5-10 cm long leaves, undulate; flowers in terminal up to 15 cm long spike, corolla bright orange with narrow 2.5 cm long tube, limb 4 cm across.
Native of South India and Sri Lanka, often cultivated in Delhi as hedge.
Photographed from Vikas Puri, New 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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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/
Na Bha
Jun 8, 2011, 8:18:04 AM6/8/11
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Aboli in Marathi, very common in Maharashtra
mani nair
Jun 9, 2011, 4:42:43 AM6/9/11
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Gurcharan ji, beautiful flowers. In Maharashtra and South India, people make garland out of these flowers.
Regards,
Mani.
Mahadeswara
Jun 9, 2011, 6:53:48 AM6/9/11
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Common name 'kanakambara' in kannada and 'kanakambaram' in Tamil.This
is a very common plant in South India. Most of the houses in Mysore
and elsewhere in South India have this in their garden. Flowers are
also sold in the market.
On Jun 8, 2:38 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Crossandra infundibuliformis* (L.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 98 1832.
> syn: *Justicia* *infundibuliformis* L.; *Ruellia* *infundibuliformis* (L.)
> Andrews; *Crossandra* *nutans* Wight ex Nees; *Crossandra* *undulifolia*
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> Crossandra-infundibuliformis-Delhi-1.jpg
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is a very common plant in South India. Most of the houses in Mysore
and elsewhere in South India have this in their garden. Flowers are
also sold in the market.
On Jun 8, 2:38 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Crossandra infundibuliformis* (L.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 98 1832.
> syn: *Justicia* *infundibuliformis* L.; *Ruellia* *infundibuliformis* (L.)
> Andrews; *Crossandra* *nutans* Wight ex Nees; *Crossandra* *undulifolia*
> Salisb.
>
> evergreen shrub with ovate to lanceolate 5-10 cm long leaves, undulate;
> flowers in terminal up to 15 cm long spike, corolla bright orange with
> narrow 2.5 cm long tube, limb 4 cm across.
> Native of South India and Sri Lanka, often cultivated in Delhi as hedge.
> Photographed from Vikas Puri, New Delhi
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-2.jpg
>
> evergreen shrub with ovate to lanceolate 5-10 cm long leaves, undulate;
> flowers in terminal up to 15 cm long spike, corolla bright orange with
> narrow 2.5 cm long tube, limb 4 cm across.
> Native of South India and Sri Lanka, often cultivated in Delhi as hedge.
> Photographed from Vikas Puri, New Delhi
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> 300KViewDownload
>
> Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-3.jpg
> 239KViewDownload
>
> Crossandra-infundibuliformis-Delhi-1.jpg
> 187KViewDownload
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