The name of family Apocynaceae is based on a genus Apocynum L. Apocynum is derived from the Greek: 'apo' means "away from"; "cyno' means dog, attributed to its toxicity due to a compound called CYMARIN. It was used to keep dogs away or as dog poison in ancient times.
Pankaj On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:18 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > All masters, > Not sure whether Have I missed any mail, but at the end of the day have not > understood why the family is called as Dogbane? > Madhuri > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > ________________________________ > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:42:53 -0700 > To: Dinesh Valke<[email protected]> > Cc: efloraofindia<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:52943] NATURALIZED :: Asclepiadac eae ~ > Apocynaceae (oleander or dogbane family) » Asclepias curassavica > Really attractive flowers, Dinesh ji > > -- > 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/ > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family) -- now included into Apocynaceae >> (oleander or dogbane family) » Asclepias curassavica >> >> >> ass-KLE-pee-us -- named for <i>Asklepios</i>, the god of healing in Greek >> mythology >> ku-ra-SAV-ik-uh -- of or from Curacao >> >> >> commonly known as: bloodflower, false ipecac, Indian root, scarlet >> milkweed, silkweed • Hindi: काकाटुन्डी kakatundi, kaura dodi • Kuki: >> langthlei • Manipuri: ক্ৰিশ্নচূৰা krishnachura • Marathi: पिवळा चित्रक pivla >> chitrak, हळद कुंकूं halad kunku >> >> >> Native to: South America >> >> >> Attached views from Mahabaleshwar and Thane >> ... for more views: >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Asclepiascurassavica&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags > > > > -- *********************************************** "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
