Thank you Tabish, Pankaj and Mahadeshwara. The confusion is over. ak
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > In Souther india Epiphyllum oxypetalum is regarded as the Brahma > kamal, though Saussurea obvallata is supposed to be the real brahma > kamal. I have one in my house, which would flower during the hot > summer (mostly May) during night. > > On Apr 8, 3:39 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a slok in sanskrit which says, offering a single brahmakamal > > to god is equivalent to offering 1000 flowers. I am eagerly waiting > > for someone to share this slok as it is planned to be a part of one of > > our articles on this plant. This is referred to Saussurea obvallata > > which is highly fragrant. You can smell it from a distance. Even the > > leaves have smell and it is found on higher altitudes. > > These pictures were taken on the other side of Hemkunt lake (which is > > a forbidden zone for tourists). In the third pic on the backgroun id > > the lake and the famous Sikh pilgrim place called Hemkunt Sahib. > > In the link provided by Bhatt sir, there is infact one Saussurea > > obvallata rest are cactus, Epiphyllum oxypetalum. > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "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 > > > > Slide101.JPG > > 1187KViewDownload > > > > Slide102.JPG > > 726KViewDownload > > > > Slide103.JPG > > 598KViewDownload -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A NEW BLOG has been ADDED ON 15 March 2011.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/>(NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON 11 March 2011.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers!
