Thanks Dinesh. Does the number of flowers per inflorescence vary considerably for this species? The plants I had would produce large, many-flowered inflorescences (as in my photos) early in the season or perhaps as a response to fertilization, yet smaller ones, more similar to your photos, were scattered at other times.
Regards-- Ken. ________________________________ From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> To: Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:44:19 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:29974] Unknown Carissa species ... most probably C. congesta at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314...@n00&q=Carissacongesta&m=tags and description at: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Karanda.html Regards. On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: Date/Time : 05 July 2008 >Location Place : Florida, USA Altitude > : 1m GPS : NA >Habitat : Nursery specimen Type : cultivated >Plant >Habit : Armed, semi-climbing shrub >... Height : to at least 2m ... Length : >to at least 2m >Leaves > Type : opposite Shape : as seen ... Size : approx 5cm X 3cm >Inflorescence Type : corymb Size : to approx 10cm in diameter >Flowers Size : > about 2cm... Colour : pink in bud, opening white... Calyx :small, green > Bracts > : >Fruits Type : Shape : ovoid to rounded Size : 2cm Seeds > : few per fruit, >maybe 1 to 3 > > >Other Info : hauntingly fragrant! > > >http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/?action=view¤t=Carissa2-1.jpg > >http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/?action=view¤t=Carissa1-1.jpg > > This is a Carissa that I've grown over the years, and the nurseryman from > whom I bought it in LA (a sharp plant guy in his own right) did not know the > species. It tends to arch and make thickets, but will clamber into trees > somewhat if it can. New growth is pubescent, retaining some even in maturity; > leaves grayish-green. Large, paired straight spines (one opposite other on > stem) at some nodes. > Flowers are produced on very small plants, and are in large, showy, trusses > and are hauntingly fragrant. > > Fruit is small, few-seeded, sparingly produced. Cuttings are extremely > difficult to root (compared to C. macrocarpa). > > Not sure if this is perhaps an Indian species or African? It is rare in the > trade here in the US. > >Thanks in advance! > >Ken. > > > >-- >>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. > -- 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.
