Gurcharan ji ... back-of-the-mind the intention is always so ... but, there is always this silly - yet - valid reason ... I was in a hurry !! Many thanks ... agreed and I promise, will do as you have suggested.
And here is a response from Yatin Patel ji x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x This plant may be Luffa cylindrica from Cucurbitaceae family -- yatin patel , Reserch Fellow Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology p.o.box # 83, opp. Changleswer Temple ,Mundra Road, Bhuj, Kutchchh, India ,370001 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Luffa cylindrica is very convincing to me until further validation .. many thanks, Yatin ji. Regards. . On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh ji > Whenever I find a cucurbit, the first thing I do is locate a female flower > (it will have atleast young fruit) and then if possible the fruit. > Curcurbits often confuse you with male flowers. Please try and upload if you > have photographs of a female flower and more preferably the fruit. From > general look the plant looks to be Luffa, but knowing curbits, it could just > be a wild guess. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Cucurbits are confusing ... ID please. >> >> >> *Date/Time* : September 28, 2009 at 5.00pm IST >> *Location Place* : Saphale Road, near Palghar, Maharashtra ... *Altitude*: >> 13 m ... >> *GPS* : 19°37'12.67"N, 72°52'50.46"E >> *Habitat* : wild ... *Type* : greens along road around monsoon season >> *Plant Habit* : herbaceous climber ... *Height *: 10 -15 ft ... *Length*: >> not sure. >> *Leaves Type *: simple ... *Shape* : heart-shaped, slightly lobed , >> deeply cordate at base ... *Size* : >> *Inflorescence Type* : solitary, on a very long, slender stalk, tending >> to be erect ... *Size* : - >> *Flowers Size* : about 1.5 - 2 in ... *Colour* : bright yellow ... *Calyx >> * : do not know ... *Bracts* : do not know >> *Fruits Type* : gourd ... *Shape *: long cylindrical ... *Size* : about 1 >> foot long x 2 - 2.5 in across... *Seeds* : do not know >> >> *Other Info* : the local folks told me that the flowers are used for >> worship during Lord Ganesha's festival, offered to Goddess Gauri. >> One of them gave me the fruit, saying that the hot fried slices coated >> with gram flour (in Marathi, *garam tikhat bhaji*) would taste delicious >> -- well, it did. >> *Fragrance* : do not know ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... *Uses* : >> fruit eaten >> >> >> This climber is commonly found during, rather at the end of and just after >> monsoon season on plains, more in country-side along state and village roads >> near inhabited area. >> >> >> Regards. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- 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.
