Interesting!

Dr Satish Phadke


On 28 February 2014 13:06, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:

> Beautiful description and photographs Sukla Ji..really interesting upload..
>
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> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]>wrote:
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>>
>> *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
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>> Sukla Chanda, PhD
>> Science & Education,
>> The Field Museum, Chicago IL.
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