you are a true blue researcher, Rakesh do this for medical problems in Gujarat I am convinced you will make definite inroads to solving some Regards Ushadi
On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 6:04 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice post. happy to see so many images ! > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 6:13 PM dr.rakesh Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Sorry for spelling mistake in subject . >> It should be Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphylla var. tetraphylla . >> >> On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 1:57 PM dr.rakesh Singh < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Long name !! >>> Two days ago got this query . >>> Spent some time over it and found the key ! >>> In simple words ... >>> Stem non - prickly = A. manihot subsp. manihot (Himalayan subsp.) >>> Stem prickly = A. manihot subsp. tetraphylla ----> >>> subsp. tetraphylla var. tetraphylla .......epicalyx lobes covered >>> with small soft hairs >>> subsp. tetraphylla var. pungens .......epicalyx lobes covered in >>> long prickly hairs . >>> Specimen I collected in Surat today(14 10 2019) morning is definitely >>> Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphylla var. tetraphylla ! >>> >>> Point worth mentioning is , like many many species of the family , >>> flowers bloom in the morning light yellow to yellow , >>> they turn pink by evening . Literature I perused , I got this hint that >>> even learned people have confusion on flower color . >>> >>> Leaf shape is very variable and doesn"t matter in ID process >>> ......leaves are dark green , entire to variably lobed ......it is the >>> epicalyx...broad , long , red ... >>> beautiful ...prominently displayed on top of branches .... key to ID >>> .......epicalyx lobes fall in fruit .......it is persistent in fruit in A. >>> angulosus . >>> >>> (Abelmoschus is separated from Hibiscus on basis of calyx...splits on >>> one side in flowering , falls off with corolla on withering ) >>> >>> Use .....to clean Jaggery ....it is crushed along with sugarcane !!! >>> Age old technique of farmers all over 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/13805774-bb7b-4a4f-9e92-b2284be5cf02%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/13805774-bb7b-4a4f-9e92-b2284be5cf02%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CACeZjXjK0DpVOcTkoJWskZYjS-KOK2AoFwJjEZxMoeYFE%2B2cCg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CACeZjXjK0DpVOcTkoJWskZYjS-KOK2AoFwJjEZxMoeYFE%2B2cCg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytRLhQcuzFCf6Nxf_9J_EDCTQvcLms0_dRUu45BTqM%2BwDw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytRLhQcuzFCf6Nxf_9J_EDCTQvcLms0_dRUu45BTqM%2BwDw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CANAwU1UezZn-Hk7K%3D%3DpUWw1wVcCvALPJmWxNCHVjcetU%2Bwdh%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com.
