Dear all , This plant is *Abelmoschus manihot and* not *A ficulneus* because of the persistent calys morphology in the fruits please check in the link below.
*A manihot - http://www.mytho-fleurs.com/images/vivaces/abelmoschus_manihot_graines.jpg* *A ficulneus- http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Abelmoschus_ficulneus_%28Jungli_Bhendi%29_fruit_in_Kawal,_AP_W_IMG_2218.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abelmoschus_ficulneus_%28Jungli_Bhendi%29_fruit_in_Kawal,_AP_W_IMG_2218.jpg&usg=__kibf5anFYtZ8QyaF3kxb7Tw8Bqs=&h=570&w=800&sz=122&hl=en&start=7&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=oo-YaoWYych3pM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAbelmoschus%2Bficulneus%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rlz%3D1B3GPMG_enIN361IN369%26tbs%3Disch:1 * Reagards Tanay On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:33 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > Earlier relevant feedback: > “This* may be Abelmoschus manihot*; a wild relative of okra, but consumed > as a vegetable. Will it be possible to get some pics of its flowers for > confirmation? > Best wishes, > Nanu Rathore” > > “*How about Abelmoschus ficulneus? just a guess!”* from Vijayasankar ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alok Goyal <[email protected]> > Date: 29 December 2009 10:27 > Subject: [indiantreepix:25602] help identify this > To: [email protected] > > > the pictures may not be very clear but the plant was asked by one of my > friends and collected from somewhere near Nasik and he says its a wild > species of Bhindi (Abelmoschus). is it a wild species or the same we eat as > vegetable....? > > 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. > > > > -- > 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- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > -- > 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. > -- 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
