Dear Dr. Gurcharan Singh ji, The flowers of Pumpkin and that of Ash gourd are almost same size if I recollect correct. Moreover during drought or less rainfall, the flowers could be smaller. Regards Yazdy.
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Satish ji > Yazdy ji may be right: Broad serrated calyx lobes, non-drooping petals and > importantly free anthers all point to Benincasa hispida. My only fear is > flowers look smaller, or was it a distant shot?. Satish ji could you > recollect the diameter of opened flowers. > > -- > 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/ > > > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Yazdy Palia <yazdypa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Friends it could be ash gourd also. Please check the link given below. >> >> http://www.padvalagriculture.com/2009/02/pollination-fruiting-in-ash-gourd.html >> Regards >> Yazdy. >> >> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > I think this is a climber of Pumpkin what we eat as vegetable. Please >> > validate. >> > Male and female flower seen in DSCN9920 >> > This was growing wild near a Trash container in Pune city. >> > Dr Phadke >> > > > >
