It is part of the effort to green Delhi during the common wealth games. The entire stretch bordering Lodi road is covered with these plants. Chitralekha
On Jan 4, 4:10 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Otherwise, this could be *Synadenium grantii *of the same family > (Euphorbiaceae). If this is correct, then i would like to know why it is > cultivated. It is not an ornamental plant i feel. I used to think this is an > obnoxious, fast spreading weed. It is also said to be 'very poisonous' > (http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week344.shtml). > > Regards > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This should be Pedilanthes sp. > > Pankaj > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:49 PM, chitralekha P <p_chitrale...@yahoo.co.in> > > wrote: > > > Please identify this euphorbiaceae member. > > > Cultivated, photographed on side of Lodi road, New Delhi. > > > P.Chitralekha > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
