Once again, am not a botanist and would not know the name, however, the observation of Mr. Anand that since the leaves are green, it could not be a parasite is incorrect. I am a coffee farmer living at the edge of a forest and have seen at least three types of parasites and all of them have green leaves. I have seen them destroy large trees totally. One of them grows only on the branches and the seeds are deposited there mostly by sunbirds who eat the fruits and drop the seeds that have a mucilage around its seeds enough to let the seeds sprout on the branches of trees and take root there. Its flowers are white, the fruits are around 1/2 inch long and red in colour and the leaves are green throughout its life. The second type of parasite that I have seen strangulate the mother tree on which it grows and ultimately occupy the space of the mother tree. The third kind is the one in this picture, the leaves are the same as in the picture and the roots almost smother the mother tree on which it first of all climbs. Regards Yazdy Palia.
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Samir Takaochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry I attached wrong photo of leaves. I send it again > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
