Beautiful description and photographs Sukla Ji..really interesting upload..
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Erythroxylum coca Lam. (Erythroxylaceae)* > > It is an exotic (to India), cultivated coca plant native to western South > America. Shrub, 2-3 m high, the branches are straight, and the leaves, > which have a green tint, are thin, opaque, oval, and taper at the > extremities. A marked characteristic of the leaf is an areolated portion > bounded by two longitudinal curved lines, one line on each side of the > midrib, and more conspicuous on the under face of the leaf. The flowers are > small, and disposed in clusters on short stalks; the corolla is composed of > five yellowish-white petals; anther heart-shaped; pistil consists of three > carpels united to form a three-chambered ovary. The flowers mature into red > berries. > > > > > Thanks, > Sukla > ------------------------------------------------ > Sukla Chanda, PhD > Science & Education, > The Field Museum, Chicago IL. > > -- > 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. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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.
