ABC Wednesday- Q

"What is a quisqualis?" asked the quiz master.

"Queer question!" quipped the quack. "It isn't a quail or a quotation,

nor a quadrangle or a quadratic equation.......
Can it be a quadruped carrying a quintal?"

"Not quite correct!" was the answer.

Quisqualis is the flower in the first picture. It is called Madhumalati meaning honey jasmine in its native India. When it was to be given an official name in England, the bored botanist saw it and exclaimed"What on earth is this?" , which translates to Quis qualis in Latin.