... thank you very much for the interesting information, Katie. Regards.
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:03 PM, katie bagli <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > Since Climbers appears to be the latest topic of discussion I would like to > express my fascination of how different climbers "climb". > > For many Climbers such as Combretum albidum and Madhvi Lata or Hiptage > benghalensis the stems simply climb up trees and turn into woody, spiral, > looping formations reminding one of Tarzan and Jane. > > In others such as Diascorea alata the stem remains soft and twines around a > rigid support. > > Money plants or Epipremnum aureum have a knack of producing adventitious > roots whereever they touch a flat surface such as a wall or a broad tree > trunk and hold fast to them by means of some kind of glue-like substance. > > Bougeanvillea have sharp woody thorns that pierce into their support. > > Sometimes, as in Krishnakamal or Passiflora, the branches get modified into > tendrils. > > In the case of the Pea the upper leaflets of the compound leaves prefer to > turn into tendrils. > > Smilax gets its support from tendrils that were supposed to be leaf > stipules. > > The Glory Lily or Gloriosa superba reaches towards the sun by turning its > leaf apex into a spring-like tendril. > > I have attached here the picture of Bauhinia vahlii or Camel's foot > climber, which is a woody climber and covers tree tops so aggressively, that > it hinders the latter's growth and is often needed to be eradicated. > Cheers, > katie > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
