Dear all,
Thank you for the id and detailed information about this shrub.
The recent accepted name is *Cylindropuntia ramosissima* (Engler) Knuth. of
Cactaceae.

Tamil Name: Uruttai Chapathikalli
Until now this has been reported only from Erode and Coimbatore districts in
TN.


On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:05 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote:

> Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Engelmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F.
> M. Knuth,
> [Synonym: *Opuntia ramosissima* Engelmann]
> Common name: diamond cholla and branched pencil cholla
> Native to: Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and
> northern Mexico.
>
> Tanay
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you very much sir for the lead.
>>
>> No latex found in this plant.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:13 PM, L. Rasingam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Muthu
>>> This is *Opuntia ramosissima* Engelm. (Cactaceae)
>>> Pl. refer the cactaceae of Fl. Palni hills
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> L.Rasingam
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30 August 2010 16:07, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>> Please help to id this armed shrub. Sorry for posting pictures without
>>>> flowers or fruits.
>>>>
>>>>     *Date/Time-*
>>>>
>>>> 25-08-2010 / 05:00 PM
>>>>
>>>> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP*
>>>>
>>>> Erode dist; ca. 200msl; TN
>>>>
>>>> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-*
>>>>
>>>> closer to Dam; roadside weed
>>>>
>>>> *Plant Habit-*
>>>>
>>>> armed shrub
>>>>
>>>> *Height/Length-*
>>>>
>>>> Up to 1 metre
>>>>
>>>> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-*
>>>>
>>>> spines
>>>>
>>>> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- *
>>>>
>>>>  *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Muthu Karthick, N
>>>> Junior Research Fellow
>>>> Care Earth Trust
>>>> Chennai - 61
>>>> www.careearthtrust.org
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Keystone Foundation,
>>> Kotagiri,
>>> The Nilgiris.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Muthu Karthick, N
>> Junior Research Fellow
>> Care Earth Trust
>> Chennai - 61
>> www.careearthtrust.org
>>
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>
>


-- 
Muthu Karthick, N
Junior Research Fellow
Care Earth Trust
Chennai - 61
www.careearthtrust.org

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