Agreed Satish ji. Indeed you had expressed it correctly earlier. Regards. Dinesh
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh ji > I meant to say...I am sure of this being native. I wonder about the nature > which gives such a beautiful colour to the flowers amongst the otherwise > dull not so colourful habitat. > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Satish ji, my belief: it is thoroughly a native of Western Ghats besides >> other parts of southern India and Sri Lanka. >> Requires validation; my belief could be wrong. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Good catch indeed. >>> I wonder how come such a beautiful plant occurs naturally at many places >>> in Konkan and Western ghats....Yes it does attract ones attention when one >>> spots it by roadside just everywhere esp in Konkan >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> *Ixora coccinea * L. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - *iks-OR-uh* -- named after *Iswara* Malabar deity >>>> *kok-SIN-ee-uh* -- scarlet >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: Ixora >>>> coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600651020%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzegNzKkxiPzE4Y2c_oAovmbIWXgOg> >>>> Apr 3, 2011 ... at Bajpe near Mangalore, Karnataka >>>> >>>> >>>> *commonly known as*: ixora, jungle geranium, West Indian jasmine • * >>>> Bengali*: rookmini • *Hindi*: rajana, rangan, रुगमिनी rugmini • * >>>> Kannada*: gudde dosal, kepala, kisukare • *Konkani*: patkali, podkali >>>> • *Malayalam*: chethi, thechi, thetti • *Marathi*: बकोरा bakora, >>>> पेंडगूळ pendgul • *Oriya*: bondhuko, romoniphulo • *Sanskrit*: बन्धूक >>>> bandhuka, bandhujivaka, ईश्वर ishwara • *Tamil*: வெட்சி vetchi • * >>>> Telugu*: మనమధబానం manmadhabanam, రామబాణము ramabanamu >>>> >>>> *Native to*: India, Sri Lanka >>>> >>>> *Reference*: Flowers of >>>> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FIxora%2520red.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcN62C198wHM-zpZ7AoNIud8DNvEA>• >>>> *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar >>>> >>>> >>>> *more views*: >>>> >>>> - Apr 3, 2011 ... at Bajpe near Mangalore, Karnataka >>>> [image: Ixora >>>> coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600066699%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf24g76ppyBARzCluZHqTXRI0g_3w> >>>> [image: >>>> Ixora >>>> coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600649414%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfXcYErfDYhkyBZ8ZmU9xnE8GrWEw> >>>> - Sep 30, 2007 ... at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, >>>> Mumbai >>>> [image: Scarlet Jungle >>>> Flame]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1462151487%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcRfDltM2WyghsHe_7AfZDuWxTE3A> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Satish Phadke >>> >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
