Welcome Garg ji. the pleasure was all mine. Tanay On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:09 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks a lot, Tanay ji, for amazing details. > > > On 14 March 2010 22:03, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Garg Ji, >> Both the plants in the photos are >> >> *Taxonomic name:* *Passiflora foetida L. (Linnaeus, 1753)* >> *Synonyms:* *Dysosmia ciliata* (Dryand.) M.Roem., * >> Dysosmia fluminensis* M.Roem., *Dysosmia foetida* (L.) M.Roem., * >> Dysosmia gossypifolia* (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem., *Dysosmia hastata* >> (Bertol.) >> M.Roem., *Dysosmia hibiscifolia* (Lam.) M.Roem., * >> Dysosmia nigelliflora* (Hook.) M.Roem., *Granadilla foetida* (L.) >> Gaertn., *Passiflora baraquiniana* Lem., *Passiflora ciliata* Dryand., >> *Passiflora ciliata* Dryand. var. *polyadena* Griseb., * >> Passiflora ciliata* Dryand. var. *quinqueloba* Griseb., * >> Passiflora ciliata* Dryand. var. *riparia* C.Wright ex Griseb., * >> Passiflora foetida* L. forma *suberecta* Chodat & Hassl., * >> Passiflora foetida* L. var. *lanuginosa* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. >> forma >> *latifolia* Kuntze, *Passiflora foetida* L. forma *longifolia* Kuntze, >> *Passiflora foetida* L. forma *quinqueloba* (Griseb.) Mast., * >> Passiflora foetida* L. var. *acapulcensis* Killip, *Passiflora foetida >> * L. var. *arizonica* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *balansae* >> Chodat, >> *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *ciliata* (Dryand.) Mast., * >> Passiflora foetida* L. var. *eliasii* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. >> *fluminensis* (M.Roem.) Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. * >> galapagensis* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *gardneri* Killip, >> *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *glaziovii* Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. >> var. >> *gossypifolia* (Desv. ex Ham.) Mast., *Passiflora foetida* L. var. * >> hastata* (Bertol.) Mast., *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *hibiscifolia* >> (Lam.) >> Killip, *Passiflora foetida* L. var. *hirsuta* Mast., * >> Passiflora foetida* L. var. *hirsutissima* Killip, *Passiflora foetida >> * L. var. *hispida* (DC. ex Triana & Planch.) Killip, * >> Passiflora foetida* L. var. *isthmia* Killip >> *Common names:* bedoca (Spanish-Galapagos Islands), bombom (Chuuk), >> dulce (Saipan), fetid pa, grenadier marron (French-Reunion (La Réunion)), >> ka >> thoc rock, kinahulo' atdao (Saipan), kudamono (Palau), lani wai (Hawaii >> (Ni'ihau)), loliloli ni kalavo (Fiji), love-in-a-mist (English), mossy >> passionflower, pasio vao (Samoa), passiflore (French), passiflore fétide >> (French), passiflore poc-poc (French-Reunion (La Réunion)), passionflower >> (English), pohapoha (Hawaii), pompom (Pohnpei), pwomwpwomw (Pohnpei), >> qaranidila (Fiji), running pop, scarlet fruited passionflower, sou (Fiji), >> stinking passionflower (English), tea biku (Kiribati), ti grenadelle >> (French-Reunion (La Réunion)), tomates (Yap), vaine 'ae kuma, vaine >> 'initia >> (Tonga), vine vao (Niue), wild passion fruit (English), wild water lemon >> ** >> *Organism type:* vine, climber >> >> >> Passiflora foetida is a perennial herbaceous vine that originates from >> tropical America, but is now a pantropic weed. It is a common weed in many >> places of the Pacific and Atlantic, where it climbs over low vegetation on >> roadsides and in other disturbed places. Monitoring and management of this >> toxic plant is recommended in tropical areas where it is present. >> >> >> *Description* >> "Perennial vine, the stems hispid, with tendrils; leaves 3-parted; >> segments-apices acute; leaf base cordate; both sides hispid-hirsute; >> blades >> 3,5-10cm long, 4-12cm wide; petiole 2-6cm long; flowers solitary in axils, >> 3-5cm wide, purple and white on pedicels 2-7cm long; fruit yellow to >> orange; >> subglobose, thin leathery-skinned, nearly 2cm think, with many seeds; pulp >> scanty, sweetly tart. The very finely laciniate bracts enclosing the fruit >> probably gave rise to the curious common name" (Stone, 1970, in PIER, >> 2002). >> >> The whole plant has an unpleasant smell, but the ripe fruit is edible >> (Randall, 1998). >> >> JUST SEE THE LIST OF SYNONYMS OF THIS PLANT IT'S AMAZING!!!!! >> >> Regards >> tanay >> >> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:35 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I found two different patterns on the flowers- one completely white & >>> the other with a purple band. >>> Otherwise both appeared the same. I think both are Passiflora foetida >>> only. >>> On 9/8/09 near HAU, Hyderabad, A.P. >>> -- >>> 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) >> >> > > > -- > 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 > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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