*Ipomoea obscura*
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “This *seems to be I. marginata* but purple blotches on leaf are missing. > Regards, Shrikant” > > “It does looks like I. marginata except for the purple blotches on the > leaf which i could not spot. If i remember correctly, Dinesh has also seen > this some where in Thane region. > regards > Prashant” > > “... yes, as said by Prashant, this plant grows in few locations in my > neighbourhood. A feature of I. marginata that is normally seen is ... the > flower is almost never solitary ... it is accompanied by at least another > bud or two. Also this plant has its leaf and flower slightly larger to those > of I. marginata.” from Dinesh ji. > > "*Blotches on leaves, flower size or number of flowers are not the key > characters for I. marginata*. Sepals obtuse, corolla hypocrateriform > and seeds with long hairs are the key characters. In the present > situation it looks to be I. marginata unless you find anything > contarary. Regards, Shrikant" > > > -- > 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/ > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prashant awale <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 9:44 PM > Subject: [efloraofindia:55039] Ipomoea?? 241110-PKA1 > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > > Dear Friends, > I had come across this climber at the outskirts of Mumbai. > > Date/Time: 22-11-2010 / 08:50AM > Location: Mumbai > Habitat: Wild > Plant Habit: Climber > > Flower: Corolla: 2cm dia, Corolla tube 1cm, Pedicel: 8mm > > Leaf: Petiole 2 cm, leaf lobed 5 cm long. > > regards > *Prashant* > > > > >
