Thank you Ushadi. Regards, Ashwini
> On 10 Jan 2016, at 14:24, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > > keen observation > > usha di > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hedera nepalensis—Himnalayan Ivy > > 1750-1800m > > > Mcleodganj and above, Dharamshala, HP > > 09 January 2016 and February 2015. > > I have been observing various leaf shapes of this very hardy ivy for a while > now. Today I decided to collect a few samples and photographed them side by > side to show the amazing variation in leaf shapes. Col. Collett says that > ‘those [leaves] of the barren stems are usually more deeply lobed than of > flowering shoots’. That may be correct but I haven’t made enough observations > to confirm that. > > > I collected all my samples from vines on deodars and though I saw a couple of > oaks and a rhododendron with coils on them. Of the two-dozen specimens > checked, twenty were on deodars. I am not sure if this ivy has a preference > for deodars. The ivy is not parasitic and does no harm to the host tree > deriving nutrients from sun and soil. > > > Though the plant is toxic and most parts poisonous, its medicinal value is > recorded in native medicine in curing diabetics and recently cancer. I saw > two papers by academics in Pakistan who have done chemical analysis and > concluded that the plant contains caffeic acid and catechin, which between > them have good anti-oxidant and chemo-preventive properties. Both papers > advised more research to use this plant in modern medicine. > > > I have spotted our langoors (Kashmir Grey Langoor) feeding on the leaves of > this ivy and assume that they digest it without much harm. > > > http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535214000781 > <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535214000781> > http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874114006114 > <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874114006114> > > > Thanks. > > Ashwini > > <IMG_5597_09Jan2016.jpg> > > <IMG_5585_09Jan2016.jpg> > > > > > > The trowel shape the stalks make with the leaves. > > <IMG_5570_09Jan2016.jpg> > > <_MG_6867_02Jan2016.jpg><_MG_6873_02Jan2016.jpg><_MG_6875_02Jan2016.jpg> > > > > February 2015. > > <_MG_6293_14Feb15.jpg><_MG_6294_14Feb15.jpg> > > > > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix > <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
