Pankaj ji, very useful information. Regards, Mani.
On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > This is indeed Euphorbia milii but I imagine why this is called The > Thorn of Christ. > > The plant which is actually believed to be in the Crown of Christ was > "Ziziphus spina-christi" also called Christ's Thorn Jujube, a tropical > evergreen tree from Sudan. Also find mention in Quran and hence highly > respected by Muslims. > > Just for information, the original thorny Crown of Jesus Christ is > still preserved in Notre Dame, Paris. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM, promila chaturvedi > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Halini ji, > > I agree with you. It is Euphorbia milii- Crown of Thorns. > > Promila > > > > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> got this flower in a picnic spot near Kolkata. > >> regards > >> Shantanu : ) > >> > >> > >> Shantanu Bhattacharya. > >> B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology) > >> University of Calcutta. > >> Teaching Faculty. > >> Dept. of Biology. > >> Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). > >> Joka. Kolkata. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
