A very interesting plant Tanay, thanks for this interesting upload. We were long waiting for interesting plants from Eastern Himalayas. Hope to see more.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:57 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > *Specific Epithet: Solanum mammosum L.* > *Date/Time-* *November 2008* > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-* *Darjeeling/ 2000 m above sea level* > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* *Wild* > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-* *Annual to shrubby perennial*** > > *Height/Length-* *1.5-2 meters* > > *Stem-* *flexuous, white and brown simple pubescent with a few > porrect-stellate hair clusters, with spines 11-14 mm long, flattened, > straight or curved. *** > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* *Leaves** with petioles 20-45 mm long, blades > orbicular in outline, 6-14 x 7-14 cm, base slightly cordate, apex acute, > margins sharply angular or dentate, white pilose on both surfaces, acicular > spines on midrib and veins below.*** > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-** **Inflorescence** congested umbelliform, 1- > or 2- to 6-flowered.* > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* *Pedicels 6-10 mm long, villose; > calyx campanulate, 5 mm in diameter, lobes linear acuminate 5 mm long, > villose; corolla 18-24 mm long, lobes lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, purple; > anthers 9-12 mm long.*** > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* *Berry** 32-60 mm long, 30-45 mm in > diameter, mammose, the basal protuberances 3 or 5, orange, shiny.* > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc. -* *It is reputed > to have medicinal use <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbalism> in various > treatments, from athlete's > foot<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlete%27s_foot>to irritability and > restlessness, and is sometimes used as a > detergent <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detergent>. It is imported to > Taiwan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan> for use as a religious > offering.*** > > *References:* > > Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. > 1988.<http://www.hear.org/pier/references/pierref000428.htm>Flora of the > Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin No. 7. Ministry of > Agriculture and Lands, Honiara. 203 pp. > > Howard, Richard A. > 1989.<http://www.hear.org/pier/references/pierref000383.htm>Flora of the > Lesser Antilles: Leeward and Windward Islands. Vol. 6 > Dicotyledoneae-Part 3 Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 658 pp. > > Imada, Clyde T./Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. > 2008.<http://www.hear.org/pier/references/pierref000529.htm>Annotated > checklist of cultivated plants of Hawai‘i (online searchable > database). > > MacKee, H. S. > 1994.<http://www.hear.org/pier/references/pierref000360.htm>Catalogue des > plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Muséum > National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 164 p. > > Smith, Albert C. > 1991.<http://www.hear.org/pier/references/pierref000007.htm>Flora Vitiensis > nova: a new flora of Fiji. National Tropical Botanical > Garden, Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. Volume 5. 626 pp. > > U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. > 2008.<http://www.hear.org/pier/references/pierref000300.htm>National Genetic > Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network > (GRIN). Online searchable database. > > Whistler, W. A. > 1988.<http://www.hear.org/pier/references/pierref000010.htm>Checklist of the > weed flora of western Polynesia. Technical Paper No. 194, > South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. 69 pp. > > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" 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. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.
