Yes , I am also with Yatin guess. On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- ROHITKUMAR M.PATEL Asst. Project cordinator (Grassland development) AHKC unit,Sahjeevan 175, Jalaram Society, Vijay Nagar Bhuj Kachchh- 370001 Gujarat, India www.sahjeevan.org E-mail (2):[email protected] Mo.:- 09724337687 -- 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.
