Dear Arati Ji, the plant in the attached photo is ..............................
*Abelmoschus esculentus* (Linnaeus) Moench, Methodus. 1: 617. 1794. [ Common name: Bhindi, Okra, Lady's finger] Synonym; *Hibiscus esculentus* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 696. 1753; *H. longifolius* Willdenow. Herbs annual, 1-2 m tall, most parts with very sparse prickly hairs. Stem often hollow. Stipule filiform, 7-10 mm, sparsely hirsute; petiole 7-15(-35) cm, long hirsute, often with pubescent adaxial groove; leaf blade palmately 3-7-lobed, (5-)10-30 cm in diam., lobes broad to narrow, sparsely hirsute on both surfaces, margin sparsely dentate and emarginate. Flowers solitary, axillary. Pedicel (0.5-)1-2(-5) cm, sparsely strigose. Epicalyx lobes 7-10(-12), filiform, 5-18 × 1-2.5 mm, sparsely hirsute. Calyx campanulate, 2-3 cm, densely stellate puberulent. Corolla yellow or white with dark purple center, 5-7 cm in diam.; petals obovate, 3.5-5 × 3-4 cm. Filament tube 2-2.5 cm. Capsule cylindric to tower-shaped, 10-25 × 1.5-2(-3) cm, long beaked, sparsely strigose. Seeds dark brown or gray, globose to reniform, 5-15 per locule, (3-)4-5(-6) mm, striate, minutely warty. Regards Tanay On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > *Date/Time* : 13th of October, 2009/ 2.11 pm > *Location Place* : Shahapur,Maharashtra ... *Altitude* : ... *GPS* : > *Habitat* : Wild ... *Type* : > *Plant Habit* : Herb ... *Height *: 3-4 feet ... *Length* : > *Leaves Type *: ... *Shape* : as seen ... *Size* : > *Inflorescence Type* : ... *Size* : > *Flowers Size* : about 2 inches ... *Colour* : light pink ... *Calyx* : > ... *Bracts* : > *Fruits Type* : ... *Shape *: ... *Size* : ... *Seeds* : > > *Other Info* : > *Fragrance* : ... *Pollinator* : ... *Uses* : > > Found growing in the wild by the roadside.There were many of them. > Is this Jangli Bhendi? > Aarti > > > > -- > 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.
