I too failed to see Ron's suggestion of Ipomoea parasitica. Blue
flowers with a yellow center agrees well with Ipomoea parasitica. And
reddish stems with rough projections too. Looks like Ipomoea
parasitica has not been considered in India, being a non-native plant.
It seems to have naturalized here. Makes me wonder if the flower
displayed as Ipomoea turbinata in Flowers of Sahyadri, could actually
be Ipomoea parasitica... just thinking aloud.
- Tabish
On Nov 10, 3:37 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ron
> Sorry I missed your earlier reply. My reply was to negate this plant being
> I. indica. Yes both flowers and leaves match I. parasitica.
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I think this is Ipomoea muricata, which has purplish stem covered with
> > prickles
> > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Moonflower.html
> > Probably the current name is Ipomoea capillacea - have to check that
> > out.
> > Cheers!
> > - Tabish
>
> > On Nov 9, 8:42 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Woody plants and thorns don't go with I. indica.
>
> > > --
> > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Ron_Convolvulaceae <[email protected]
> > >wrote:
>
> > > > On Sep 13, 10:01 pm, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj <[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > No Padmini ji
>
> > > > > The plant I have posted is having Puplish colour in the Stem
> > (Completely)
> > > > > and leaves (in leaf veins) and dense prickles in the stem. The leaves
> > are
> > > > > smooth and tomentose in the upper surface and rough in the lower
> > surface.
> > > > > and the lower portion of the stem is erect (Sub- erect).
> > > > > --
> > > > > Selvalakshmi S.
> > > > > Doctoral Scholar,
> > > > > Bharathiar University,
> > > > > Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
>
> > > > Ipomoea parasitica
>
> > > >http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/107607/
>
> > > > best regards,
>
> > > > Ron
