Many thanks Gurcharan ji for providing the differences ... now will look out for these, the next meeting this plant(s). Going through them makes me feel that most of the instances, must have overlooked the differences and generalized it to just *A. manihot*.
Regards. On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dinesh ji > Here are few > > A. manihot subsp manihot A. > manihot ssp. tetraphylla > Plants glabrous, > Plants hispid, slightly prickly > Petiole 12-15 cm long > Petiole about 6-8 cm long > Leaf lobes linear-oblong, coarsely toothed or lobulate Lobes > lanceolate, crenate-toothed > Flowers about 12 cm across Flowers > about 6 cm across > > > > -- > 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 Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 6:06 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Dinesh, >> Good question ! >> >> In the classification of Abelmoschus in his 'Flora of Maharashtra' Vol 1, >> Dr.Almeida also lists the following : >> >> - A.manihot >> - A.manihot ssp. tetraphylla >> - A manihot ssp. tetraphylla var. pungens >> - A manihot ssp.tetraphylla var.megaspermus >> >> Will take some time for me to figure this out. Meanwhile if someone else >> is willing to take the call ...... >> Regards, >> Neil. >> >> --- On *Sat, 10/16/10, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:50913] Wild Ladies' Fingers, Abelmoschus >> manihot spp. tetraphyllus >> To: "tanay bose" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]>, >> [email protected] >> Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 1:20 PM >> >> >> Neil ji, does the leaf shape distinguish this subsp. (from *Abelmoschus >> manihot*) ? >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 12:54 AM, tanay bose >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> I have never seen this variety before >> Tanay >> >> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Neil Soares >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Photographed at my farm at Shahapur. >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *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]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> >> >> >> > > >
