Lovely capture, Aparna ji. 2009/12/30 Aparna Watve <[email protected]>
> Dear Alokji lovely picture! I felt motivated to contribute one I have > tried > It is leaf of Jatropha gossypifolia, and the glands I tried to > highlight in the pic- look like a string of lights > Happy New Year to all of you. > Aparna > > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:57 PM, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> > wrote: > > dear alok > > Very nice and innovative! > > thanks for posting this! > > kind regards > > janaki turaga > > > > > > On 12/30/09, Alok Goyal <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hallo all > >> > >> This is my submission for the flora picture of the year-2009. inspired > to > >> some extent by David Attenborough's "private life of plants" i keep > looking > >> for some less noticed structures on the plants which enhance their > >> attraction, used in defense or for any other purpose other than the > >> routine. > >> The leaf is that of Erythrina suberosa. its a young leaf which is almost > >> all covered with a lot of hair. the base of leaf is possesses these > >> extrafloral nectaries which stand out of the hair covering the young > parts. > >> the nectaries probably act in plant defense by attracting ants which > feed on > >> the nectar produced by these nectaries. these ants inturn protect the > plant, > >> flowers and flower buds from insect pests. > >> > >> Alok > >> > >> -- > >> > >> 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=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=en. > > > > > > -- > Dr. Aparna Watve > Dr. Aparna Watve > Asha Appt, Shanti Nagar, Ekata Colony > Nr. BSNL tower, Akbar Ward, > Seoni.480661 > tel: 07692-228115 > mobile: (0)9755667710 and 9822597288 still works > > -- > > 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=en. > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
