Thanks Rakesh ji. Indeed an intriguing plant! Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:33 PM dr.rakesh Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Impressive plant is this Ficus pumila . > I adore it for its ability to scale walls !!! And ride trees too !!! > For a small leaf plant , fig (hypanthodium) is pretty big in this species > ...bigger than F. glomerata or F. cairica . > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:45 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thank you very much Saroj ji for the validation. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:14 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes, correct ID. >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> On Sun, 1 Dec 2019 at 8:04 pm, ushadi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> yes, you found a beauty and thought provoking s[ecimen >>>> thats why life history of a plant from seedling to older mature stages >>>> are so very important to observe, >>>> often they surprise you >>>> >>>> like this one >>>> May be the point of difference was that it was trained to stand upright >>>> may be that changes the gene expression: >>>> ie enlarges the leaves, and produces fruits >>>> ie it got different use of its energy >>>> >>>> may be when its only allowed to grow on a wall, it perhaps >>>> ends up using its energy in producing the little clinging roots and the >>>> leaves also "stick" to the walls >>>> >>>> and has no energy left to form fruits >>>> >>>> may be plants have epigenetics phenomenon >>>> just like human epigenetics. >>>> >>>> and it may not be as rare as i think >>>> for Nayan to recognize it right away, it must be obviously present in >>>> nature often enough. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Ushadi >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 10:45 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you very much Nidhan ji and Aarti ji for this ID. >>>>> The plant is so common, and the fig so elusive ... certainly a prize >>>>> for me !! >>>>> The fig was no less large than a normal pear found in markets - about >>>>> 3 - 4 inch long !!! And the plant was trained to grow in erect fashion >>>>> with >>>>> help of support. >>>>> The leaves otherwise small, here were quite large. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Usha di for getting the description. It supports what is >>>>> observed. >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:27 AM ushadi <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> All i have ever seen of Ficus pumila is the vine that creeps up >>>>>> >>>>>> and has small clinging to the wall//flat on the wall leaves >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> so searched if it has a life history of developing fruits >>>>>> and it was easy: >>>>>> >>>>>> MoBotG has a short sweet description, and is very apt >>>>>> i am copypasting it here with its URL, so that we >>>>>> will have it for ou website. >>>>>> >>>>>> quote from MoBotG: "Noteworthy Characteristics >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Ficus pumila, commonly called creeping fig, is a vigorous, >>>>>> fast-growing, evergreen, * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *climbing vine that from a distance simply does not look much like a >>>>>> fig. * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Where it may be grown outdoors, it will climb and cover walls, >>>>>> posts, trellises and * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *other structures by adhesive aerial rootlets. Outdoor plants can >>>>>> grow to 15’ or more. * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *On climbing stems, juvenile foliage consists of ovate, heart-shaped >>>>>> leaves to 1” long. * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *On fruit-bearing stems, mature foliage is oblong to elliptic, >>>>>> thicker, shinier and larger (to 4” long). * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Hairy pear-shaped fruits (to 2.5” long) may appear on outdoor plants >>>>>> throughout the year. * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Fruits emerge green ripening to purple. Flowers and fruits rarely >>>>>> appear on indoor plants. * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Stems have a milky sap. Indoors, this plant may be grown on >>>>>> room-dividing trellises or * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *in hanging baskets or sprawling over a shelf. Varieties available in >>>>>> commerce include * >>>>>> >>>>>> *ones with variegated foliage and with oak-like lobed leaves. >>>>>> Synonymous with F. repens." end quote * >>>>>> >>>>>> URL: >>>>>> http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b599 >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks Dinesh for showing this fruit >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Ushadi >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 7:22 AM 'Nayan Singh' via efloraofindia < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I think Ficus pumila >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nayan. >>>>>>> ........................... >>>>>>> N.S.Dungriyal IFS >>>>>>> Retd. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests >>>>>>> Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal India. >>>>>>> Mo - 7999761851 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, 30 November, 2019, 11:54:57 pm IST, Dinesh Valke < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Vythiri, Wayanad] >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49146977626%2Fin%2Fdateposted%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHyIsHbuyt40YQA8qswqfjWkZbXgw> >>>>>>> Vythiri Wayanad >>>>>>> *Date*: November 15, 2019 ... *Altitude*: about 700 m (2,300 ft) asl >>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>> which fruit ? >>>>>>> Dear friends, >>>>>>> This is a planted shrub (or small tree). I hope this fruit can be >>>>>>> recognized. Please help ID. >>>>>>> [image: P1010847] >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49109062587%2Fin%2Falbum-72157711899765527%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEG-BsdWu5GsSnmUtf-NvYbvK9TMw> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: P1010846] >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49108872901%2Fin%2Falbum-72157711899765527%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFeBw_vdlBAaSmSZjyFSbf1iEx35g> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: P1010845] >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49109063727%2Fin%2Falbum-72157711899765527%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHVmuqE-gMtCdqz3shpWkshK3KEIg> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 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