Thank you very much Gurcharan ji, for resolving the ID. This cucurbitaceae family is quite close-knit ... always confuses me !!! Will consider this plant to be *Cucumis sativus*.
Regards. On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Larger flowers, absence of light centre, tubercled larger fruits all point > to C. sativus. > > I have photographed a lot of melons (C. melo) in California. Perhaps I will > post them next week. There is great diversity in fruits but I have never > known C. melo with tubercled fruits, so common in C. sativus. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Gurcharan ji, >> >> The plant that is posted for ID query is different from another plant in >> my collection at >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Cucumis%20melo%20ssp.%20agrestis&w=91314344%40N00(believing >> to be >> *Cucumis melo* ssp. *agrestis*). >> >> *Cucumis melo* ssp. *agrestis* is commonly known as: senat seed, small >> gourd, wild musk melon • Gujarati: કચરી kachari • Hindi: कचरी kachari, >> कचरिया kachariya • Konkani: चिबडिण chibdin • Marathi: शिंडे shinde • >> Nepalese: gurmi • Rajasthani: कचरी kachari >> >> >> My thoughts: >> The flower of *Cucumis melo* ssp. *agrestis *bears a distinct pale centre >> ... not found in the plant that is posted in this thread. >> The size of *Cucumis melo* ssp. *agrestis *flower is smaller than that of >> plant posted in this thread (by just about 5 - 6 mm). >> The leaf of *Cucumis melo* ssp. *agrestis *looks similar in shape to that >> of *Cucumis sativus* ... different from the plant that is posted. >> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> This is C. sativus, where young fruits are with small prickles. >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> The fruits in C. trigonus are smooth (not spiny) with dark green lines. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Gurcharan Singh >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Still I don't think this to be C. trigonous, now correctly known as C. >>>>> melo subsp. agrestris which has fruits not longer than 4 cm and narrower >>>>> than 2.5 cm tappered at both ends. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected] >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Oh yes indeed Neil ji. >>>>>> Found leaves of *Cucumis sativus* different from what is posted, so >>>>>> was a bit hesitant whether to return my query. >>>>>> ... many thanks for resolving the ID. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Balkar Arya >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I think you are right Neil Ji >>>>>>> it is Cucumis trigonis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>>>> 09416262964 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > >
