Thanks a lot, Peter ji. On 5 July 2018 at 14:49, P Prins <[email protected]> wrote:
> > There is a whole article on the occurrence of this plant in the Fergusson > Campus of Pune University, but the authors misidentified it as *Dorstenia > indica*: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303081759_ > Occurrence_of_Dorstenia_indica_Wight_Moraceae_in_Pune_ > city_Maharashtra_India > > *Dorstenia indica *is a rare and fragile plant growing on rocks and tree > roots in moist and shady forests of the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. See > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorstenia_indica > It would not survive in the campus grounds. However, the hardy *Dorstenia > contrajerva *grows in a wide variety of habitats in South America. > I attach a few pictures that I made of Dorstenia indica in Sri Lanka and > put on Wikipedia. > Best, > Peter > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d7kIWu1CgEY/Wz3iQiOVoII/AAAAAAAAc_0/KyMUJ37ay88D7nXrJ-gzWl_H3pxVA58eQCLcBGAs/s1600/714px-Dorstenia_indica_Sri_Lanka_01.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dEiDbq20RsQ/Wz3iY_Sea2I/AAAAAAAAc_4/nZs0FWwtCw0xT07E7ctwW6N54feqvepqQCLcBGAs/s1600/570px-Dorstenia_indica_SL_07.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hxSDbJhacUA/Wz3ihLvFLvI/AAAAAAAAdAA/0fIGKDiObEYvnTsMfh6AgE4gE_hrVaSfACLcBGAs/s1600/1192px-Dorstenia_indica_Sri_Lanka_02.jpg> > > > On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 6:08:48 AM UTC+2, JM Garg wrote: >> >> Thanks a lot, Peter ji >> >> On Thu 5 Jul, 2018, 3:47 AM P Prins, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Neha Singh, >>> >>> This is the well known *Dorstenia contrajerva *from Central and South >>> America. This hardy plant would have been introduced by the British to the >>> university gardens and would have escaped. It was believed to be a potent >>> counter-poison. It is the type species of the genus *Dorstenia*. >>> For more information see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >>> Dorstenia_contrajerva >>> >>> Best, >>> Peter Prins >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 9:33:41 AM UTC+2, Neha Singh wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear All, >>>> This dorstenia sp. was photographed at Botanical Garden of Pune >>>> University. >>>> Hoping to get species identification. >>>> >>>> Habit- Herb >>>> Habitat- Garden >>>> Location- Pune University >>>> Dated- 18th March 12. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Neha Singh >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-msalZGzPgNE/T4PhWtJrUAI/AAAAAAAAAV4/UShpOR6Bj3Q/s1600/Dorstenia+2.JPG> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yoAWILnVcoI/T4Ph2D_v8tI/AAAAAAAAAWE/hR4i1u3IgJA/s1600/Dorstenia+3.JPG> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-y4AKkGw35uM/T4Ph917Ni6I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/DL7-gaNFWco/s1600/Dorstenia++1.JPG> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xPLwVVw12pU/T4PhCTIMeSI/AAAAAAAAAVs/VV_WdcVPqBE/s1600/Dorstenia.JPG> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2975 members & 2,90,000 messages on 31.3.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
