I have never been able to see this plant in leaves during my CNH visits. There is a picture of this plant somewhere in CNH or BSD where a baby girl is sitting on the floating leaves. I love this plant. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > taken these snaps of Victoria amazonica (the largest water lily) found in > the shallow waters of the Amazon basin. > Pic taken at Indian Botanic Garden. Kolkata. > A pond heron sitting on the huge floating leaf in the 3rd pic. > > regards > Shantanu : ) -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
