Peduncles 1 flowered and bracts at the apex of peduncles is M. balsamina. Regards
On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 11:51:09 AM UTC+5:30, Jui wrote: > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Bg_izsM4f_A/T40JIghEe3I/AAAAAAAABCo/2jY1dOceVSo/s1600/DSCN4153.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ilJgwpt6oXo/T40JTGMimBI/AAAAAAAABC4/o4ZABn85VqE/s1600/DSCN4156.jpg> > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-znAMVlxtKcg/T40JZIuMGiI/AAAAAAAABDA/ML_qbmz5OJI/s1600/DSCN4157.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xify5qK3cK8/T40Jlnm_rTI/AAAAAAAABDQ/nSo70n8YCSc/s1600/DSCN4160.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UxATqt0X1I4/T40KAW8YjYI/AAAAAAAABD4/iD5pjFgIO9Y/s1600/DSCN4166.jpg> > > Hello, > I need assistance in ID ing the Cucurbit Climber found on a roadside in > Nashik, Maharashtra. > I had seen it flowering around the end of monsoon growing on a Dalbergia > lacerifolia tree (known as Takoli locally) > It was an herbaceous climber a few meters long. the leaves varied from > cordate to digitate as dipicted in the images attached. But had a slightly > serrate margin. > The calyx of the flower was peculiarly large and cup shaped. the buds > ready to open emerged out of the climber. the calyx was not seen after > fruit began to develop. I managed to sight only one very young fruit which > was similar to Momordica dioica (Kartuli, in marathi) and had blunt spines > over it. > > The climber is not seen in the dry season. > > Thanks in advance > > Regards, > > Jui Pethe > > > > Senior Research Fellow, > NAIP-ICAR Project, > Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University > Nashik > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
