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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.
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).
Francis Kingdon-Ward, born Francis Kingdon Ward OBE, (6 November 1885 in Manchester – 8 April 1958) was an English botanist, explorer, plant collector and author.He published most of his books as Frank Kingdon-Ward and this hyphenated form of his name stuck, becoming the surname of his wives and two daughters.
Flacourtia jangomas is a small, deciduous shrub or tree that grows to a height of 6-10m. Trunk and branches are commonly thornless in old trees, but densely beset with simple or branched, blunt woody thorns when younger.
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.
The plant is locally known as khanghmuk in Hmar, khang in Meiteilon and khanghu in Mizo. In Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand, the feathery shoots of Senegalia pennata are used in soups, curries, omelettes and stir-fries. [2] The edible shoots are picked up before they become tough and thorny. [3]
Sela (Hebrew: סֶּלַע, Selaʿ, "rock"; Arabic: السلع, es-Sela‛; Greek: πέτρα, 'Petra'; Latin: petra) [1] is a geographical name encountered several times in the Hebrew Bible, and applicable to a variety of locations. [2] One site by this name is placed by the Second Book of Kings in Edom. [2]
Aegle marmelos, commonly known as bael (or bili [4] or bhel [5]), also Bengal quince, [2] golden apple, [2] Japanese bitter orange, [6] stone apple [7] [8] or wood apple, [6] is a species of tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. [2]