Wrightia tinctoria R.Br. Asclepiadeae 63 (-64). 1810 Wrightia : Is named after William Wright (March, 1735 – 19 September 1819) who was a Scottish physician and botanist.Interestingly his date of demise matches with my birthdate :P......
tinctoria: means it must be a dye yielding plant. Interesting reading attached: Ngan, P.T. 1965. Revision of genus Wrightia (Apocynaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 52 (2): 114-175. Regards Pankaj Attachment was found to be too big so mail bounced back. Anyone who needs the pdf may please let me know personally. On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Wrightia tinctoria R.Br. Asclepiadeae 63 (-64). 1810 > > Wrightia : Is named after William Wright (March, 1735 – 19 September > 1819) who was a Scottish physician and botanist.Interestingly his date > of demise matches with my birthdate :P...... > > tinctoria: means it must be a dye yielding plant. > > Interesting reading attached: > > Ngan, P.T. 1965. Revision of genus Wrightia (Apocynaceae). Annals of > the Missouri Botanical Garden 52 (2): 114-175. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear Friends, >> >> Bot. name: Wrightia tinctoria >> Family: Apocynaceae >> Common name: Kala Kuda >> Location: CBD Belapur hills, Navi Mumbai. >> >> regards >> Prashant >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > -- *********************************************** "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
