*Ruellia tuberosa, * Yes it seed haveJaculators Tanay On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the ID Sweta ji. > Nice informations about the seeds of this plant. > > cheers! > Shantanu : ) > > Shantanu Bhattacharya. > B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology) > University of Calcutta. > Teaching Faculty. > Dept. of Biology. > Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). > Joka. Kolkata. > > > > > On Sep 11, 11:27 am, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seems to be *Ruellia*, belonging to *Acanthaceae* family. > > Interesting thing about seeds of this plant - when the dry seeds are > dropped > > into water, they crackle just like Rye in hot oil. This is due to > > specialised structures called *Jaculators* present in them. > > > > Regards, > > > > Shweta > > > > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > got this nice mauve flower growing beside a canal in my locality > (Kolkata). > > > Can someone give the name of the species? > > > > > regards > > > Shantanu :) > > > > > Shantanu Bhattacharya. > > > B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology) > > > University of Calcutta. > > > Teaching Faculty. > > > Dept. of Biology. > > > Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). > > > Joka. Kolkata.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- *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 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
