Dear friends, I agree with ms. Arati Ji, I have seen both. Incidentally, I have eaten the fruits growing wild too. It tastes just like Lady's finger. I wonder if you could call it Jungli Bhendi. Regards Yazdy.
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%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]. > 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.
