Myrtus communis, the Myrtle from Kashmir
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Gurcharan Singh
Sep 7, 2011, 2:46:13 AM9/7/11
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Myrtus communis L., Sp. pl. 1:471. 1753
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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/
Common name: Myrtle, Greek myrtle, Swedish myrtle.
Evergreen shrub with lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate leaves, up to 5 cm long, densely arranged, strongly scented when crushed; flowers whiteor pinkish, 2-2.5 cm across; stamens many, inj several series, longer than petals; fruit a berry, 10-12 mm long, blue-black, crowned with persistent calyx lobes.
Mediterranean species, widely cultivated in Europe. Grown in Iqbal Garden, formerly Hazuribagh in Srinagar, Kashmir. Photographed in August, 2011
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 Arya
Sep 7, 2011, 8:57:09 AM9/7/11
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Awesome Catch!!--
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
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