Good my wild guess tallies with Yatin ji
-- 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/ On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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.
