Nice catch last time when I was in India we had a long discussion over this plant. Tanay
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jasminum humile from Kashmir, a common woody climber in Kashmir with > pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. Photographed from Shankeracharya hill on > June 22, 2010. > > Common Names: > English: Yellow jasmine, Italian Jasmine, Nepal jasmine. > Sansk: Svarnajuthica, Hemapushpika > hindi: Peeli chameli, Peela jui, Malto > Beng: Svarnajui > Tel: Pachche adavimalle > Tam: semmallingai > Kan: Hasarumallige > Mal: Ponmallika > Kumaon: Sonajahi > > Flowers yield essential oil used in perfumery. Yellow dye from roots used > for ringworms. > > > > -- > 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 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
