Nice picture Muthu, one of the hi breeds. Regards Yazdy. On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Attaching pic of inflorescence. > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:48 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Piper nigrum >> Tanay >> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 12:35 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> This looks like Piper Nigrum to me. It is black pepper. In particular, I >>> think the old Balan Kotta variety. From the shape of the leaves and the >>> length of the spikes lit looks like Balankotta variety of black pepper just >>> flowering. The tiny specks are the flowers which are pollinated by >>> raindrops. Since it is growing in the wild, it could also be one of the wild >>> varieties which bear very few corns. We can not be sure until the >>> pollination is complete. it could be a seed dispersed by the bird. Birds >>> like the red whiskered bulbuls swallow a lot of ripe berries. >>> Regards >>> Yazdy. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> Kindly help to identify this wild twiner found in off-shoots of Western >>>> ghats; the taste is similar to betel-leaf. Is this *Piper betle* L. or >>>> could this be *Piper attenuatum*? >>>> >>>> *Date/Time-* >>>> >>>> 12-09-2010 / 03:00 PM >>>> >>>> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* >>>> >>>> ca.420asl; Natham; Dindigul dist; TN >>>> >>>> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >>>> >>>> wild; riparian >>>> >>>> *Plant Habit-* >>>> >>>> twiner herb >>>> >>>> *Height/Length-* >>>> >>>> 3 -4 metre >>>> >>>> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >>>> >>>> ca.8 X 12cm; glabrous >>>> >>>> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* >>>> >>>> axillary spike; to 10cm long >>>> >>>> *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 >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *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] >> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org >
