Thanks for sharing the pictures Shantanu Da tanay On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:33 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
