Links for *Mikania scandens* (*climbing hempvine, climbing hempweed*): http://www.missouriplants.com/Whiteopp/Mikania_scandens_page.html (good pictures with some details), http://www.hear.org/pier/species/mikania_scandens.htm (details with a picture), http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/mikaniascan.html (details with two pictures)
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:56 PM, sibdas ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 4 pics of Luffa and Mikania > Luffa cylindrica (Syn. aegyptica- though native to India)-In Bengali > - Dhundul, Hindi- Ghia Torai.This Luffa sp. has two vars. -one sweet > and the other bitter, the sweet var. used as vegetables. Ripe fruits > of both vars. yield what is known as bath-sponge.(pics. 1 and 3). Pic > 2 shows both Mikania and Luffa, Pic 4 only Mikania.Fruits in Fig 1, > upper left are of silk cotton, Luffa fruit is labeled. > Mikania scandens- a weed introduced during second world war, has > spread rapidly in the eastern part of India, has become a menace for > Tea gardens in Assam and N. bengal, although claimed to be rich source > of vitamins. > > > . > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
