Dear Usha di, I love your persistence and curiosity.
To me they look like roots, long since rotten and dried up. I am asking knowledgeable friends. regards Radha On 14 April 2015 at 08:21, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > i cant stay still... I run to my favorite.. he is so generous with all > he has on the internet... found my favorite undergrad teacher Dr Wayne > Armstrong's write ups on lichens > > there are these flat lichen that can be thin curly etc and can climb up > and down rock faces and stuff... > take a look > http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljan98f.htm > > and lichen is item number 14 on this page of his > http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0504.htm > > http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0504.htm#Lich > > usha di . > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Well Anurag >> >> all we can do is wait for some one knowledgeable to look at the case >> >> nothing to do but wait >> >> the additional facts has me more intrigued >> >> usha di >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:03 AM, Anurag Sharma <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The entire thing ma'am. The structure starting from the point where it >>> emerged from the liana vertically downwards (in the first attached photo, >>> there is a close up of this) crumbled immediately. They were definitely >>> growing downwards from the liana. >>> >>> and no ma'am. No chance of us going back there soon. May be once the >>> monsoon sets, we might make a trip there. It is slightly expensive, getting >>> into the evergreen patch of forest within the sanctuary. >>> >>> And as far as I could tell, the area was a pure, pristine forest. No >>> sign of any fire. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:48 PM, Ushadi Micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> you mean the entire thickness of the rope like structure crumbled in >>>> your hand or just the funny flaky looking grey flat pieces ? >>>> >>>> is this going from the earth upwards? >>>> >>>> was this on several trees or only on this one? >>>> >>>> >>>> If its just the flaky grey things climbing up the ropes... >>>> >>>> >>>> ist choice....fungal colonies? >>>> >>>> If you are going back , then ....very gingerly cut a piece with very >>>> sharp knives and put piece in 10% formalin and give it to some histology >>>> lab to do histology slides if possible, fungus will show up very nicely... >>>> >>>> are you by any chance going back? >>>> >>>> second thing I just thought of was ... could it be ash? >>>> like what if there was a short duration fire and the bark(?) on the >>>> aerial roots burned but did not fall down, and the fire itself was of self >>>> limiting nature. >>>> Far fetched scenario but it could happen. >>>> >>>> >>>> third some weird LICHEN that I dont know anything about.. usually they >>>> are flat and dont really crumble easily. There is one stick/root behind >>>> your or someone's head in one of the pictures.. look they are flat >>>> colonies... >>>> >>>> fourth... some sort of sap... non-resinous, dried out and so crumbled >>>> easily. >>>> >>>> fifth: >>>> some insects like the termites or their cousins are living inside and >>>> this is their poop...along with wood dust they discarded... >>>> >>>> well I cant think anymore... reached my limit of weirdness.. >>>> >>>> lets hear from some plant pathologists >>>> >>>> they would know for sure... >>>> >>>> its perhaps something very simple... and obvious ... >>>> to the person who knows... >>>> >>>> usha di >>>> >>>> *Gurcharanji Vijay Shrikant Radha and Satish I* included u in this >>>> because I am hoping you either know this or know a plant pathologist... >>>> please help >>>> >>>> I am now very curious to know this ... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Anurag Sharma <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> This was growing not unlike prop roots but from a very large and old >>>>> liana in an evergreen forest. When I caught hold of one it crumbled in my >>>>> hand. I checked, but it had no clear internal structure. >>>>> >>>>> Date: March 2015 >>>>> Place: Aralam WLS, Kerala >>>>> Habit from which this growing: Liana >>>>> Habitat: Evergreen forest >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Anurag N. Sharma >>> BSc. 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