Thank you Dr. Satish Chile for the complete ID.
regards, Rashida. Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:08:26 -0700 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:31857] Dischidia-an epiphyte From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Rashida Ji Dischidia diphylla. This is one of the ant trees. Asclepiadaceae Satish On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:44 AM, rashida atthar <[email protected]> wrote: Thought of sharing this very interesting and unusal leaves of Dischidia. we had seen the same at Shillong high above on tree trunks and could not capture any pics. These are growing in a pot at my friend's place at Shahpur, Mah. as seen by us on 28 March '10. Quoting from Stern " Some leaves of Dischidia, an epiphyte ... from tropical Australasia, develop into pouches that become the home of ant colonies. The ants carry in soil and add nitrogenous wastes, while moisture collects in the leaves through condensation of the water vapor coming from the mesophyll through stomata. This creates a good growing medium for roots, which develop adventitiously from the same node as the leaf and grow down into the soil contained in the urnlike pouch. In other words, this extraordinary plant not only reproduces itself by conventional means but also, with the aid of ants, provides its own fertilized growing medium and flower pots and then produces special roots, which " exploit " the situation." After this any doubts about how intelligent plant are? !! regards, Rashida. All the post budget analysis and implications Sign up now. -- 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. -- Dr. Satish Kumar Chile _________________________________________________________________ The amazing world in sharp snaps http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/archive.aspx -- 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.
