Sunday, 16 September 2012

Nice Oleander photos

A few nice oleander images I found:


Oleander
oleander
Image by Swami Stream
Shot these beautiful oleanders at Ulsoor lake .


Yellow-Shouldered Ladybird and prey
oleander
Image by SidPix
A Yellow-Shouldered Ladybird (or Ladybug) and a smorgasbord of Oleander (or Milkweed) Aphids on a Swan Plant milkweed.


Indian Snakeroot
oleander
Image by dinesh_valke
Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family) » Rauvolfia serpentina

Common names of Rauvolfia serpentina:
Assamese: Arachoritita • Bengali: Chandra • Burmese: Bongmaiza • Chinese: She gen mu, Yin du luo fu mu, Yin du she gen mu, Yin du she mu • English: Indian Snakeroot, Java devil pepper, Insanity herb, Rauvolfia root, Rauwolfia, Serpentine Wood, Snakeroot, Snakewood • French: Arbre aux serpents • German: Indische Schlangenwurzel, Rauwolfie, Schlangenholz • Hindi: Chandrabhaga, Chota-chand, सर्पगंधा Sarpagandha • Japanese: Indo shaboku, Indo shaboku • Kannada: Sarpangandha, Sarpagandhi, Shivanabhiballi, Sutranavi, Patalagandhi • Malay: Akar tikus, Pule pandak (Java), Pulai pandak (Indonesia) • Malayalam: Churannavilpori, Suvapavalporiyam • Marathi: Harkaya, Harki • Oriya: Patalagarur, Sanochado • Sanskrit: Chandrika, Patalgaruda, Sarpagandha • Tamil: Chevanamalpodi • Telugu: Patalaguni, Patalagaruda, Sarpagandha


Courtesy:
- Flowers of India
- Zipcode Zoo
- Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review.

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