Hello friends, The white clump is not any inflorescence. It is too large to be any sucking pest. Moreover, there does not appear to be any ants around which normally will be seen when there is an infestation of these sucking pests. Mealy bugs normally are immobile and the young ones are transported and placed at tender succulent areas by ants. There is a symbiotic relationship between the two. The mealy bugs secrete a honeydew that the ants feed on and since the mealy bugs are not mobile, the ants play the part of placing the young ones in a favourable spot for them to suck the sap. The fluffy matter appears to be some kind of pest that creates the lather for laying their eggs in. The eggs hatch and then leave the fluffy home. One comes across such fluffy matter at the edge of a lake, tank etc where the green tree frog beats up a lather at the time of mating where the eggs get hatched and then the tadpoles drop into the water and start the life cycle. Regards Yazdy Palia.
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:07 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Muthu Ji , > The velvet like white clump which you think is inflorescence is actually an > insect gall because. > > 1. The gall has engulfed the leaf bases which a inflorescences never > do. > 2. It doesnot show signs of sepals petals or such thing. > 3. Dead, dried as well as yellow leaves around the so called > inflorescence shows the parasitic activity of the inscent beacuse it is > feeding on the plant sap. > 4. The leaves are showing deformation due to the effect of the gall. > > But the photo is good one !!!!! > Regards > Tanay > > > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I thought some insect gall infestation >> >> >> -- >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> Please help to identify this herb. The Inflorescence is velvety to touch. >>> Most of this plants are dried now, on high altitudes. >>> >>> *Date/Time-* >>> >>> >>> >>> 06-03-2010 / 02:00 PM >>> >>> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-* >>> >>> >>> >>> Satyamangalam RF; 1350-1400M >>> >>> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >>> >>> >>> >>> Wild; exposed slopes >>> >>> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * >>> >>> >>> >>> Herb; >>> >>> *Height/Length-* >>> >>> >>> >>> up to 0.70 meter tall >>> >>> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >>> >>> >>> >>> Serrated on apex >>> >>> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* >>> >>> >>> >>> (Looks like verticillate) >>> >>> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* >>> >>> * * >>> >>> >>> >>> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-* >>> >>> * * >>> >>> No fragrance >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Muthu Karthick, N >>> Junior Research Fellow >>> Care Earth Trust >>> Chennai - 61 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- 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.
