Seeds having Jaculators is one of the unique features common to almost all Acanthaceae members. Regards Pankaj
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 7:59 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > -- *********************************************** "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
