Nice Shots Sir On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Pyrostegia venusta* (Ker-Gawl) Miers in Prod. Roy Hort. Sec. 3:188. 1863. > Syn: *Bignonia* *ignea* Vell.; *Bignonia* *venusta* Ker -Gawl. > > Common names: Flamevine; orange trumpetvine; orange-creeper > > Evergreen woody climber with tendrils; Leaves opposite, each with two > lateral leaflets and terminal 3-parted coiled tendril; leaflets ovate to > ovate-oblong, 4-7 mm long, cuneate to subcordate at base, acuminate at > apex, entire; flowers orange to crimson-orange, 5-7 cm long, in > many-flowered pendulous panicles; calyx campanulate, 5 cm long with minute > teeth, glandular-ciliate; corolla tube cylindrical, 4-5 cm long, lobes > oblong, reflexed; fruit about 30 cm long, rarely seen. > > Photographed from Rest house Tikkar Tak Lake, Morni > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & Horticulture Incharge Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 --
