Giby, thank you and please thank Raghunath .... My question was not where its available in north America.... or even MOBOT
but where did he photograph it? was it in India? Usha di On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > A reply from Raghunath > > Regards > Giby > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Raghunath Santhanakrishnan <[email protected]> > Date: 2 August 2012 22:45 > Subject: Thank you for the ID > To: [email protected] > > > August 2,2012 > > Dear Sir, > Thanks to you and Mr.Vijaysankar Raman for identifying the > plant.It is Turnera aurantiaca, family Turneraceae, also called the orange > Turnera.It is a native of Central America.As for Ushadi ji's question as to > where the plant was found, please inform her that it is usually found in > high-end nurseries and because of its beautiful orange flowers there is a > great demand for it and it keeps coming off and on in such nurseries.As far > as I have seen, the plant is usually seen in polybags.The height of the > plant was 2 to 3 feet.I have not seen the full habit but I think it may > reach a height of 2 to 3 metres when in full growth.It may also be seen in > nurseries in the US and botanical gardens like the Missouri Botanical > Garden. > > Thanking you, > With warm regards > > S.Raghunath > > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Assistant Professor > PG and Research Department of Botany > Sacred Heart College > Thevara > Kochi- 682 013 > Kerala, India > Phone - +914844044436 (office) +919947109987 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
