Thank you very much Gurcharan ji for resolving my queries and for the ID. Regards.
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the link > > http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250077240 > > <http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250077240> > > -- > 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 Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Many thanks dear Tanay ... the same thought in my mind too ... the 5 - 6 >> inch fruited plant is quite common in waste places in urban area of Mumbai >> and Thane ... normally what is found on the internet are quite longer and >> bigger fruits. >> >> >> Thus the revised query is: >> 1) is this plant *L. acutangula* indeed / else which species >> 2) is it some specific variety of *L. acutangula* >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:31 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> For me this is Luffa acutangula. I think this is escape cultivar >>> Tanay >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear friends, >>>> Please validate whether *Luffa acutangula* OR else. >>>> >>>> >>>> Date/Time : October 9, 2010 at 4.40pm IST >>>> Location Place : Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary >>>> Altitude : 87 m (above mean sea level) >>>> GPS : 19°24'33.71"N, 72°54'1.68"E >>>> >>>> Habitat : semi-deciduous forest, among annual growth of plants along >>>> road >>>> >>>> Plant >>>> Habit : climber >>>> Length : about 3 - 4 m >>>> >>>> Leaves >>>> Type : simple, alternate, angularly lobed >>>> Shape : cordate >>>> Size : about 6 - 8 x 5 - 6 in >>>> >>>> Inflorescence >>>> Type : cluster, rising from axil on a long and slender stalk >>>> >>>> Flowers >>>> Size : about 1 - 1¼ in >>>> Colour : yellow >>>> >>>> Fruits >>>> Type : gourd >>>> Shape : cylindrical with slight bulge at the free end, ... with faint >>>> ridges >>>> Size : about 5 - 7 in >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *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] >>> >>> >> > >
