Dear Arati ji, Just give a search in google with "Abelmoschus esculentus" and see the images, thousand of images will come all have yellow flowers ............its a surprise you will happy. Regards Tanay
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Tanay, > I am familiar with Lady's Finger...those flowers are Lemon coloured > and not Pink. will send a picture taken at Maharashtra Nature Park in > a diff post. > These were seen growing wild. > Aarti > > On Mar 25, 10:01 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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]> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > 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)- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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.
