Hello all it is Aristolochia ringens Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 99, 1794; Singh et al. Fl. Mah. 2: 816, 2001; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 4: 242, 2003. Common name: Popat-vel. commonly grown as ornamental.
regards Satish Pardeshi On Jul 13, 9:58 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Shubhada ji, I have two photos of what I believe as *Aristolochia > ringens*:http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Aristolochia&w=91314344%40N00 > (I found the plant at the restaurant, Kshanbhar Vishranti, Panvel). > A coined name in Marathi is *badak vel*, बदक वेल. > > Regards. > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:21 PM, shubhada nikharge < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > i am forwarding Dr. Usha's mail to this group along with my pics of > > Aristolochia flowers. > > pics were taken at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mahim, Mumbai. > > cheers, > > shubhada > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > > *From:* usha Desai <[email protected]> > > ** > > **Friends > > This sunday myself & Shubhada had gone to MNP & > > we were rewarded well. > > We saw 4 unusual flowers > > > I shall start with Aristlochia, > > sorry Dr.Kulkarni it has no local name. > > Aristolochia is the genus & there are 3 > > indigenous Aristolochia but all of them > > are small & not significant.They are > > namely A.indica,A.roxburghiana,A.bracteata. > > > The one we saw was almost 6 to 8 inche ... > > had fawn colour speckeled with maroon.This > > one is an exotic probably from S.America. > > The flower has 3 parts > > [1]lower pouch or bulb which houses anthers > > hidden underneath the stigma. > > [2] middle 'C' shaped tube whose inner lining > > has downwardly motile hairs. > > [3]upper portion is divided into 2parts,one > > typically looks like a bird's beak & another > > part like a large petal. > > The flowers are dichogamousprotogynous:Which > > means thestigma matures before the anthers! > > [di=2,both male & female parts mature at > > different time]and Protogyny[proto=first gyny=female] > > So once the insect enters the flower & pollinates the > > stigma,the flower will have to imprison the insect > > till anthers mature.[which usually takes 24 hours!] > > This is achieved by downwardly motile hairs which > > allows the insect to go down but barr them from coming up. > > > Once the anthers mature,they spray their pollens on the insect & at the > > same time the motile hairs start withering and for the insect the prison > > gates are open..it comes out & goes to the next flower to get imprisoned! > > The reward for the insect are free lodging & boarding!There are special > > nutritional cells for the insect to eat. > > > This is a marvellous example of flower adaption for its pollinating > > visitor..the insect. > > cheers Usha > > > ------------------------------ > > See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! > > Buzz <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_buzz_1/*http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/>. > > > ------------------------------ > > Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer > > 8<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_ie8_1/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/i...> > > .- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
