... many thanks to Kunhikannan for identifying fruits and flowers in the above pictures.
Now this plant is very amazing ... can be easily mistaken for common cuscuta, in fact I find one of its name as cascutta, and another dodder-laurel, all other regional names in India are almost the one that are used for the regular dodder. Here are what I collected, the names for *C. filiformis*: air creeper, devil's gut, dodder-laurel, green thread creeper, love vine, moss creeper, princess hair, Sita's yarn • Hindi: आकास बेल akas bel • Kannada: ಆಕಾಶ ಬಳ್ಳೀ aakaasha balli, ಅಮರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ amara balli, ಬೀಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ bilu balli, ದಾರದ ಬಳ್ಳಿ daarada balli, ಜನಿವಾರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ janivaara balli, ಮಮ್ಗನ ಉಡಿದಾರ mamgana udidaara • Konkani: आंकासवेल ankasvel • Marathi: अमरवेल amarvel, अंबरवेल ambarvel • Oriya: akashavuli • Sanskrit: आकासवल्ली akasavalli • Tamil: எருமைக்கொற்றான் erumai-k-korran, தூற்றுமைக்கொற்றான் turrumai-k-korran, பசுங்கொற்றான் pacu-n-korran • Telugu: ఆకాశవల్లి akasa-valli • Urdu: آکاس بيل akas bel Regards. On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a reply: > "dear all > surely it is Cassytha filiformis. The larger white ones are fruits and > smaller one are flowers > kunhikannan" > > 2009/4/29 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > Links for *Cassytha filiformis* (*Amberbel, Cascutta, Aakash valli, Akas >> bel*): http://www.ayushveda.com/herbs/cassytha-1filiformis.htm (med. >> use), >> http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=cassytha+filiformis (lots >> of pix), http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/71821/ (Dave's Garden). >> >> 2009/4/28 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> >> Many many thanks Stephen and Navendu, for this ID !! >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Navendu <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cassytha filiformis >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
