Nice pix Shubhada. This is the same genus as Titan Arum, a genus of about 170 sps from Arum family, Araceae.Amorphophallus titanum : Titan Arum, (largest flower structure on earth). The flower is more than 2.5 m high, about 3.25 m in circumference, diameter of about 1 metre and smells of rotten flesh. More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_arum.
________________________________ From: shubhada nikharge <[email protected]> To: indian tree pix <[email protected]> Cc: Botany course <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 20 June, 2009 7:35:21 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:13599] Amorphophallus commutatus (Dragon stalk yam) attached pics of Amorphophallus commutatus. pic taken at Conservation Education Centre, Forest near film city, Goregaon East, Mumbai on 11th June 2009. common English name : Dragon stalk yam local marathi name : Shevla ( Maharashtrians make lovely vegetable of the flower.) This flower appears just before the onset of the monsoon. leaves appear with the rains. The pic is not of a fresh flower, that is why it is drooping. cheers, shubhada ________________________________ ICC World Twenty20 England '09 exclusively on YAHOO! CRICKET Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
