Thanks a lot Aparna for the details. You come from no where all of a
sudden drop a bomb and then vanish...... This group needs regular
participation from people like you!!
Pankaj



On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:18 PM, manasikaran <manasika...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Aparna ji for your elaborate description of the plant because I could
> not find it on internet and yes it was not a climber I forgot to mention
> that. It was a small herb. I feel Shrikant ji’s id is matching with the
> plant I saw there.  Thank you Shrikant ji. Thank you all. :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Manasi
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:35 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Alysicarpus belgaumensis, a common plant around Kas lake in this
>> season. Regards, Shrikant
>>
>> On Oct 5, 8:47 am, Aparna Watve <aparnawat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Sphenostylis bracteatus is a huge climber, with inflorescence more
>> > than a meter high at times and about 3-4 inch flowers and 10cm + pods
>> > with some beak. The plant in your pic looks delicate and not as robust
>> > as Sphenostylis, and there is no accompanying habit data to help id.
>> > Sphenostylis bracteatus is seen along the ghats in open shrublands and
>> > is very large and spreading at times. Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani ghats
>> > are a good place to see it. So is Mulshi area. But it is nowhere
>> > common.
>> >
>> > http://gallery.bizhat.com/climbers/p36291-sphenostylis-bracteatus.html
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:08 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > I go with Sphenostylis bracteatus
>> > > Tanay
>> >
>> > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:54 PM, manasikaran <manasika...@gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> > >> hello friends,
>> >
>> > >> plz identify the plant. The photo was taken at kaas in Oct. 2008.
>> >
>> > >> Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > >> Manasi
>> >
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>> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
>> > > Department of Botany.
>> > > University of British Columbia .
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