Gurcharan ji ... perhaps going to contaminate this thread with another species ... therefore not attaching a picture ... requesting you to visit this link ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1426524877/sizes/l/... to find a similar sized gourd, seemingly smooth all over (or could be the ridges did not develop on this fruit) ... is this a similar version of wild variety of *L. cylindrica* ?
Regards. On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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] >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
