It should be " green anthers with tips curled downwards(towards abaxial side).." and not "..curled counterclockwise.." Regards Taffazull
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:44:57 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: > Dear Garg ji, > Thanks for the appreciation > I think if one has a magnifying glass the green anthers with tips curled > anticlockwise can provide additional confirmation. > Regards > Taffazull > > On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 1:17:52 PM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: > >> Wonderful images, Taffazull ji >> -- >> With regards, >> J. M. Garg >> >> On Wed, 10 May, 2023, 16:01 [email protected], <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> Please help ID this herb (Cardamine sp ? ). >>> Habitat : A lawn in Srinagar >>> Habit : Annual Herb erect about 30cm high . Sometimes branched at base. >>> Leaves with 4 to 5 mostly paired leaflets, Leaflets with 2-3 unequal lobes >>> with one lobe much smaller than others Flowers white 4-5mm in diameter. >>> Stamens 6 tetradynamous (4 long(filament 2mm) and 2 short(filament 1.5mm)). >>> Anthers yellowish green with filaments attached basally and notably tips of >>> anthers curled anticlockwise (See Photo 6). Pollen grains are fusiform as >>> in some other crucifers. Stigma covered with elongated papillary cells as >>> in other members of the family(see Photo7).All photos taken recently in the >>> first week of May. >>> Regards >>> Taffazull >>> Notes: >>> 1.Anthers are remarkable in having the tips curled back in an >>> anticlockwise fashion (see photo9 and Photo 6). >>> 2.Papillary cells on Stigma (Photo 7 ) are said to play an important >>> role in preventing self pollination and promoting cross pollination in this >>> family. >>> >>> -- >>> >> 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 discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e5abe414-52d0-4797-a022-a19d1e6126e6n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e5abe414-52d0-4797-a022-a19d1e6126e6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- 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 discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/402020e0-cdb0-4479-b187-17b247e4548fn%40googlegroups.com.
