Thank you very much ... thoroughly convinced now dear Tabish. Planted and growing wild aspects certainly influence the plant's form. Many thanks to Rajesh ji and Satish ji. Regards.
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dinesh, > I was quite intrigued by this plant of yours. However with this > kind of yellow flowers with reddish nectar line in the throat, it > can't be anything else I know. True that Reinwardtia indica normally > has an erect habit, but most often it is grazed by animals and is > found in a prostrate state. > Flower size is what puzzled me too. Most gardening sites describe > the size as about 2 inches, which is 5 cm. However, according to Flora > of China the flowers are 1.4-3 cm in diameter. This agrees quite well > with your specimen. It appears to me that the flower size is larger > when it is cultivated as a garden plant, compared to that in the wild > state. > Cheers! > - Tabish > > On Nov 16, 8:04 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Agreed Satish ji ... only concern is the habitat and the size. > > I am under the impression that *R. indica* grows on slopes as an erect > > subshrub, and the flowers are about 1.5 - 2 inches across. > > > > Plant in my photos, are growing on fort (or temple) walls .. and the > flowers > > are just about 0.75 - 1 inch across. > > Is it possible that *R. indica* adapts to such habitat, exhibiting > stunted > > growth ? > > > > Regards. > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > Dinesh > > > The pictures posted by me look to be similar to yours Ided by > Shrikantji as > > > *Reinwardtia indica* > > > Dr Phadke > > > > > 2009/1/5 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > > > > >> Hello friends, > > > > >> Attached 2 photos of a plant whose habit is growing from crevices of > > >> stone-walls of forts, temples &c at high elevation, say 2000 ft. > > >> I have come across this plant twice: last was Jan'08 at Mahabaleswar > > >> temple and this time in Dec'08 at Raigad fort. > > > > >> Links (for choice of higher resolution): > > > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3127016637/sizes/m/in/set-7. > .. > > > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3127847544/sizes/m/in/set-7. > .. > > > > >> Regards. > > > > >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > >> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > <indiantreepix%[email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > >> -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > -- > > 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. > > > -- 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=.
