According to IPNI the accepted name is Asclepias physocarpa Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. xxi. Beibl. liv. 8.
Syn: Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey. Commentariorum de plantis Africae Australioris 1 1836 Asclepias is for Asklepios, the god of healing in Greek mythology Gomphocarpus means nail like fruit.!! physocarpa means bladder like fruit !! Regards Pankaj On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > Gorgeous snaps Ritesh Ji > > Thanks for sharing > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -- *********************************************** "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
