An interesting discussion and list of (apparently) now-invalid Carissa species is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carissa_spinarum It is Wiki, so its accuracy may be suspect, though it is sourced to GRIN. Regards-- Ken. ________________________________ From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; rashida atthar <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 12:29:29 AM Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:30057] Unknown Carissa species Hi Ken, Agree with Dinesh. A pinkish hue to the blooms is not normally seen. Sending you a photograph of some of my Karvanda bushes in full bloom at my farm in Feb. this year. Unfortunately couldn't find a close-up photograph of the flowers. [Can't rectify this as mass fruiting is occuring now]. Regards, Neil. --- On Wed, 3/17/10, rashida atthar <[email protected]> wrote: >From: rashida atthar <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:30040] Unknown Carissa species >To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >[email protected], [email protected], [email protected] >Cc: [email protected] >Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 11:30 AM > > > >Hi ken ji and Dinesh ji, > >Attachng pics of Carissa congesta seen at Cec, south end of the national park >in Mumbai on 14 Feb. '10. These are probably at the beginning or end, but not >in the full flowering stage. I remember having seen some buds with pinkish >colour. > > >regards, >Rashida. > > > > > > >________________________________ >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:13:35 +0530 >Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:30040] Unknown Carissa species >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >[email protected]; [email protected] >CC: [email protected] > >Seeing here in my vicinity, in the Western ghats, the first sighting of >flowers is just about 2 - 4 on few shrubs here and there; then within a week's >time it becomes profuse, 10 -15, more or less, not sure when exactly the >season fades. >Another point to stress is that have not sighted the buds in "rosy pink" >colour as your photo shows. >But most of our friends have got them. > >Calling Neil ji, Shrikant ji, Prashant, Pravin and all explorers of the >Western Ghats to provide comment(s). > >Regards. > > > > > >On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > >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. > >________________________________ >Where to invest money? 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