Holarrhena is derived from the Greek words holos (whole, entire) and
arrhen (male); all anthers are fertile.
pubescens is as Dinesh sir says.

Type: S.Perottet 323, Pondicherry, India, s.d. (Isoneotype).

Regards
Pankaj



On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> NATIVE :: Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » Holarrhena pubescens
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> Popular synonym: Holarrhena antidysenterica
> Other synonyms: Chonemorpha antidysenterica, Echites antidysenterica, E.
> antidysentericus, E. pubescens, Holarrhena antidysenterica, H. febrifuga,
> Nerium antidysentericum
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> ho-lar-REN-uh -- unsure of pronunciation, refers to its prolific flowering
> trait
> pew-BES-senz or pub-ess-ens -- downy or short haired
> an-tee-dis-en-TER-ee-ka -- anti-dysentery, referring to its medicinal
> properties for treating this intestinal infection
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> commonly known as: bitter oleander, cavessi bark, common holarrhena, coneru,
> conessi bark, dysentery rose bay, easter tree, ivory tree, kurchi bark,
> Tellicherry bark, white angel • Assamese: dhulkari, dudkhuri • Bengali:
> kurchi, কুটজ kutaja • Gujarati: કડવો ઇન્દ્રજવ kadavo indrajav • Hindi: कडवा
> इंद्रजव karva indrajau, kurchi, कुटज kutaja • Kannada: koodsaloo, korchie •
> Kashmiri: अन्दुसुरुन् andusurun • Konkani: कुडॉ kudo • Malayalam: കുടകപ്പാല
> kutakappaala • Marathi: इंद्रजव indrajav, कुटज kutaja, पांढरा कुडा pandhra
> kuda • Oriya: kherwa, korwa, kurwa, pitakorwa • Punjabi: keor, kewar •
> Sanskrit: इंद्रयव indrayava, कुटज kutaja, sakraparyaaya, sakraasana, वत्सक
> vatsaka • Tamil: கிரிமல்லிகை kirimllikai, குடசப்பாலை kutaca-p-palai,
> மலைமல்லிகை mlaimllikai • Telugu: గిరిమల్లిక girimallika, కొడిసెపాల
> kodisepala, కోలముక్కు kolamukku, కొండమల్లె kondamalle, కుటజము kutajamu
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> Native to: tropical areas of Africa and Asia
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> Attached views from various locations in and around cities of Mumbai and
> Thane ... including the urban area as well as forests.
> ... for more views:
> http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Holarrhenapubescens&m=tags
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> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Holarrhena antidysenterica from Delhi, photographed from Herbal Garden
>> 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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Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
Research Associate
Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
Department of Habitat Ecology
Wildlife Institute of India
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Dehradun - 248001, India

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