This plant was shared earlier also by some one. It is Strophanthus sp of family Apocynaceae. Pankaj
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:01 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > Earlier feedback > Tanay............................................Strophanthus preussii?? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> > Date: 4 November 2010 14:03 > Subject: [efloraofindia:53240] Strophanthus species for ID > To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > I had seen these flowers in SP College campus Pune 5 years back, I don't > remember the ID told at that time. > After observing some recent posts this looks like Strophanthus species from > Apocynaceae most likely Strophanthus kombe. > This was a planted by botany dept. a garden plant ; of course non native. > Somehow these were fallen on the ground and I don't have any pictures of the > leaves. > Basic size of the flower 2cm or so. The thread like segments of corolla > around 30 cm. > Shaista ji had posted similar flower on the group. > Regards > Dr Phadke > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1460 > members & 55,000 messages on 29/11/10 & with a database of around 4300 > species on 31/10/10) > > -- *********************************************** "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
