213 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

► Subclass Asteridae

► Order Scrophulariales

► Family Martyniaceae

► Family (Alt) Pedaliaceae - Sesame family

► Genus Martynia L. - Martynia

Synonyms

Martynia angulosa

≡ Martynia diandra Gloxin

Common names

Devil's-claw (English)

Elephant-tusk (English)

Iceplant (English)

Proboscis flower (English)

Small-fruit devil's-claw (English)

Tiger's claw (English)

Una de gato (English)

Unicorn plant (English)

 

Мартиния однолетняя (Russian)

 

Baghnoki (India (Bengali))

Baghnakh (India (Hindi))

Bichu (India (Hindi))

Hathajori (India (Hindi))

Ulat-kanta (India (Hindi))

Kakanasa (India (Sanskrit))

Puli - Nagam (India (Tamil))

Description

Small flattened tubular flower with five irregular recurved lobes; the white tube is tinged pink and covered outside with fine hairs, the pale pink lobes are blotched with rose and deep reddish purple and the throat is spotted with golden orange; borne in racemes among the leaves. A viscid hairy annual herb.

214 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

► Subclass Asteridae

► Order Scrophulariales

► Family Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family

Synonyms

Common names

Common foxglove (English)

Foxglove (English)

Foxgloves (English)

White flowered foxglove (English)

Description

Medium-sized graceful nodding bell-shaped bilabiate flowers in shades of purple and pink varying to white; the tubular corolla is four-lobed, the upper segment shorter and the protruding lower lip dotted maroon towards the centre; borne in long terminal racemes. A showy biennial or perennial herb.