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Calotropis procera. Calotropis gigantea and C. procera are the two most common species in the genus. Both plants can attain an average height of 8 to 10 ft (2.4 to 3.0 m) although they can occasionally become as tall as 14 to 16 ft (4.3 to 4.9 m).
Calotropis gigantea plant in southern part of India near Bangalore Calotropis gigantea flower in Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal. Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal.
The herbal of Hildegard of Bingen mentions the plant as well. The red coats of the British Redcoats were dyed with madder; earlier and perhaps officer's fabric being dyed with the better but more expensive cochineal. [4] Madder is mentioned in the Talmud (e.g., tractate Sabbath 66b) where the madder plant is termed "puah" in Aramaic.
Gul Madar Calotropis gigantea: Cucumber seeds تخم خیا رین Tukhm-e-Khayareen Cucumis sativus: Curry leaves برگ کڑی Barg-e-Kari, Barg-e-Kadi Murraya koenigii: Cuttlefish bone سمندر جھاگ Samandar Jhag Endoconcha sepiae: Dodder افتیمون Aftimoon Cuscuta reflexa: Dodder seeds تخم کثوث Tukhm-e-Kasoos Cuscuta reflexa
It can grow to 3.5 m in height. The evergreen leaves are usually lanceolate or ovate and are 1.5–4 cm long and 0.5–1.5 cm broad, produced in whorls of 4-8 starlike around the central stem.
Gongura (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra), or Puntikura, or Gogaaku is a variety of the roselle plant grown for its edible leaves in India and in other countries like Fiji. [2] These leaves are used in south-central Indian cuisine to impart a tart flavour. [3] Gongura comes in two varieties, green stemmed leaf and red stemmed.
Madar may refer to: Places. Madar Junction, train station in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India; Madar, Nepal; Madar, Yemen; Madar, Hungarian name for Modrany, village in southern Slovakia; Entertainment. Madar an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek and Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem; Mother, a 1951 Iranian film
The plant's roots contain an anthracene compound called alizarin that gives its red colour to a textile dye known as Rose madder. It was also used as a colourant, especially for paint, that is referred to as Madder lake. The synthesis of alizarin greatly reduced demand for the natural compound. [4] In Georgia, Rubia is used for dying Easter ...