Oophs... sorry!!! It's my mistake... it should be *'Aristolochia' *and not the *'Arustikichia'* Thanks Dineshji!!!
~Swagat 9223217568 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009/7/20, shubhada nikharge <[email protected]>: > > Hi Swagat ji, > thanx very much for the info. > shubhada > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Swagat <[email protected]> > *To:* satish pardeshi <[email protected]>; > [email protected]; [email protected] > *Cc:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, 20 July, 2009 6:37:06 PM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:14750] Re: Aristolochia flower adapting to the > pollinator - sp? > > Dear all, > > Satishji is right... *'Aristolochia ringens' *is called *'पोपटवेल' 'Popat > vel' *in Marathi. > > Other *'Arustikichia' *species... > *'Aristolochia indica' *is called *'Saapsan' ' सापसण' *in Marathi and > *'ईश्वरी' > 'Ishwari', 'रुद्रजटा' 'Rudrajata', 'ईश्वरमूल' 'Ishwarmul' *in Sanskrit > and *'Indian Birthwort' *in English > > *'Aristolochia bracteata' *is called *'Keedamari' 'कीडामारी' *in Marathi > and *'कीटमारी' 'Keetmari', 'धूम्रपत्रा' 'Dhoomrpatra', 'पानिरी' 'Paniri' *in > Sanskrit and* 'Birthwort' *in English. > > > Regards, > ~Swagat > 9223217568 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 2009/7/14 satish pardeshi <[email protected]> > >> >> 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. 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