Nice close up. The flowers are so tiny Always difficult to shoot correctly...
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > > T <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/t> > > > *Torenia indica* Saldanha > [image: Torenia indica > Sald.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6049041125/> > > > [image: Flowers of > India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Indian%20Wishbone%20Flower.html>[image: > Discussions at > efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Torenia%20indica>[image: > more views in > flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Toreniaindica&m=tags&z=m>[image: > more views on Google > Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Toreniaindica&format=kml_nl> > > > *tor-EN-ee-uh* -- named for Rev. Olof Toren, 18th century Swedish chaplain > *IN-dih-kuh* or *in-DEE-kuh* -- of or from India > > > *commonly known as*: Indian wishbone > flower<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-wishbone-flower> > • *Marathi*: तोरणी > torani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/torani-torani> > • *Telugu*: > చిన్న<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cinna-mogakura-chinna-mogakur> > ¿ > మొగకూర<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cinna-mogakura-chinna-mogakur> > ? chinna > mogakur<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cinna-mogakura-chinna-mogakur> > > > > *botanical names*: *Torenia indica* Sald. ... *synonyms*: no synonyms > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Plant in photo: at Naneghat, 1330 ft asl, 15 AUG 11 > > > Dear Telugu-knowing friends, please validate the name put in native script > for *chinna mogakur* -- చిన్న మొగకూర > > Another query -- is this plant endemic to southern peninsula of India -- > restricted distribution in Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Goa AND Eastern > Ghats of Andhra Pradesh ? > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- Dr Satish Phadke
