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Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Love the write up and the excellent photograph, well done > Usha di > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> I wish you all a very happy new year 2013. >> >> Here is my 'Flora Picture of the Year 2012'. >> >> "the seed is now ready to continue the legacy for generations to come, >> and thus to protect the species from possible extinction"! >> * >> Decalepis** arayalpathra* (J.Joseph & V.Chandras.) Venter* >> *Synonym:* **Janakia* *arayalpathra* J.Joseph & Chandras. >> Family: Apocynaceae (previously under Periplocaceae). >> >> *Decalepis arayalpathra* is a bushy perennial subshrub with milky latex, >> growing up to 2 m high. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats and >> only has few isolated populations found on high altitude rocky habitats. At >> FRLHT, we conducted extensive explorations across its distribution range in >> order to assess the population size and also to find suitable sites for in >> situ conservation. It has been assessed as 'Critically Endangered'. It >> occurs in Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts in Tamil Nadu and in >> Tiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. The local Kani tribes use the fleshy >> aromatic roots as tonic and also to treat various stomach ailments. >> >> The ‘Kani’ tribe calls this plant AMRITHAPALA and use it as effective >> remedy for peptic ulcer, cancer-like afflictions and as a tonic to regain >> the lost strength and >> stamina.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3331335/pdf/ASL-9-212.pdf> >> >> The specific epithet 'arayalpathra' denotes the resemblance of leaves to >> that of *Ficus religiosa*. 'Arayal' is Malayalam name for Peepul tree, >> and 'pathra' means leaf. The original generic name 'Janakia' was to >> commemorate Dr.E.K. Janaki >> Ammal<http://www.ias.ac.in/resonance/June2007/p4-9.pdf>, >> a renowned scientist of Botanical Survey of India, for her valuable >> contributions to the botany of India. She was appointed by Nehru ji the >> then PM as 'Special Officer' to reorganize the BSI to the current structure. >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > --
