Found this occur in the wild,growing vigourously in atleast 5 different locations seperated by more than 5kms from each other in Chikmagalur district.Possibly it has naturalised over the years. On 15 Nov 2015 00:45, "Madhuri Pejaver" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Not seen in wild, but seen cultivated. In Marathi called as Badakvel as > the flowers appear like duck. > The fruit is marvellous, like a basket and the seed dispersal occurs by > swiNing of the basket with wind. > Nice mechanism. > Madhuri > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > *From: *tsp kumar > *Sent: *Saturday 14 November 2015 10:55 AM > *To: *efloraofindia > *Subject: *[efloraofindia:235899] TSPNOV2015-56: Images of Aristolochia > ringens > (Aristolochiaceae) > > Dear friends, > > > > It is my pleasure to share few images of *Aristolochia ringens * > (Aristolochiaceae ).Though it is said to be native of South America and > cultivated across the tropics,I found it in the wild spread sporadically > over an area of about 25 sq.kms around Kalasa.It is also known to occur > elsewhere > in the wild in the ghat forests of the district.Has it naturalised...?? > > > > Habit: A vigorous climber. > > > > Habitat:Wild,Semi-evergreen forest fringes. > > > > Sighting:Kalasa,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1000 msl > > > > Date:13-11-2015 > > > > Thanks and regards > > tspkumar > > Deputy Conservator of Forests > > Working Plan > > Chikmagalur > > Ph:988057158 > > > > > > > > *“We have not inherited this planet from our forefathers, we have borrowed > it from our children”-An American proverb* > > -- > 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. > > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
