The flower size was 10-15 cm It is huge.... These climbers are seen growing commonly. The seeds thrown in the garbage germinate and start growing in moist conditions.The picture was taken at 12 noon and the sun was not very bright to make it wilt early.After noon the petals definitely start drooping.
On 5 October 2010 21:32, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 >> > >> > > >
