Hi, Ushadi, No. it is not. It is a *Sheath* (The base of a leaf or leafstalk (petiole) which encases the stem) as per Biotik <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/leeaindi/leeaindi_en.html> & Leea indica <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/v/vitaceae/leea/leea-indica> & Leea asiatica <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/v/vitaceae/leea/leea-asiatica> Pl. see the details at the given links.
On Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 23:03, ushadi <[email protected]> wrote: > I think its a butterfly pupa > > > if its that abundant > take a few of 8 or 10 inch twig with the pupa home > let it hang in a comfortable palce at least 21 days > and see what transpires > > every citizen scientist can do that > > ask Bimal da for advice > > in usa I have seen similar colored pupa of monarch butterflies, I even > nurtured some > they change colors , fade as it gets closer to maturing > Regards > Ushadi > > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 4:10 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think Dinesh ji is right. It is *Sheath* (The base of a leaf or >> leafstalk (petiole) which encases the stem) as per Biotik >> <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/leeaindi/leeaindi_en.html> & Leea >> indica >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/v/vitaceae/leea/leea-indica> >> & >> Leea asiatica >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/v/vitaceae/leea/leea-asiatica> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Shobha Halwe-Chavda <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 17:59 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:332194] ID10102019SH3 >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear Friends, >> What is this structure seen on leaves ( of Leea ?). >> Location - Sirsi ( North Karnataka) >> Date - September 2019 >> Regards, >> Shobha Chavda >> >> -- >> 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/CAA3Y_rpZ0OnsCU1QVmGQ1%2BFh7ZemX_6%3DYhQSac3LQoq%3D5UjG6A%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAA3Y_rpZ0OnsCU1QVmGQ1%2BFh7ZemX_6%3DYhQSac3LQoq%3D5UjG6A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> 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- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). >> >> 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'. >> > -- 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- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAChb-FCU_TUR6KWgOaL%3D59_F%3DYutdkYARirTG3L-gXTw%40mail.gmail.com.
