Thanks a lot Shubhada ji for sharing this information. Good noting of day wise happening. Would love to see the photos of all these sp. regards Prashant
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 11:06 PM, shubhada nikharge < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I with Dr. Usha & Dr. Geeta have been visiting the forest at CEC, Goregaon, > Mumbai everyday early morning to witness the transformation of the forest > after the first shower. I would like to share my observations of past 2 > years. > > 4th June 2010 :- The flower of Amorphophallus commutatus was the first one > to appear just before the onset of the monsoon. ( i forgot to put up the > pic.) > > 7th June 2010: - Then Pancratium parvum plant took entry on the stage. At > the same time presence of radical leaves of Chlorophytum tuberosum was > noticeable. > > 8th June 2010: - Clumps of white flowers of Chlorophytum tuberosum were > found all over the ground. How can one ignore the 2 flower buds of Crinum > latifolium? > > 9th June 2010:- I was hopeful that not both but at least one plant of C. > latifolium will bloom today. Though they had not bloomed completely, the > flower stalks of both plants had grown by 24 cm. and 21 cm. respectively in > 24 hours. > My observations for the last 2 years are that the growth of flower stalks > is maximum in first 3 days ( ranging from 40 cm to 65 cm. tall), then growth > is marginal for next 3 to 4 days and it is nil once fruits formation starts. > Leaves continue to grow gradually and last for a long period after the life > cycle of the plant is complete. > Radical leaves of Scilla indica had also emerged with flower buds. > > i have attached the pics of flower buds of C. latifplium. Hopefully i can > post the pics of the most popular wild flower C. latifolium fully bloomed > tomorrow. > Cheers, > Shubhada > > > "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can > do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." > > > -- > 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- 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.
