Mammillaria geminispina from Cactus Garden Panchkula
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Gurcharan Singh
May 13, 2011, 1:06:40 AM5/13/11
to efloraofindia, Flowers of India, Tabish
Mammillaria geminispina Haw., Philos. Mag. J. 63: 42 42 1824.
Plants with clustered stems up to 20 cm long and 8 cm thick covered with white wool, with tubercles arranged in spirals with needle-shaped 16-20 radial white spines up to 6 mm long and 2-4 central stouter brown-tipped up to 4 cm long spines; flowers carmine, up to 2 cm long.
Native of Central Maxico
Photographed from Cactus Garden, Panchkula on April 9, 2011
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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.
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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/
Ushadi micromini
May 19, 2011, 10:36:18 AM5/19/11
to Gurcharan Singh, efloraofindia
These are lovely, Gurucharanji, the small mauve-pink to deep red
flowers sometimes look as if somebody stuck them on... but isn't it
beautiful... they last a long time... as houseplants...
flowers sometimes look as if somebody stuck them on... but isn't it
beautiful... they last a long time... as houseplants...
Usha di....
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On May 13, 10:06 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Mammillaria geminispina* Haw., Philos. Mag. J. 63: 42 42 1824.
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