There is a difference between CREEPER and a CLIMBER. This is for sure a climber, because Creepers cant climb!!! This should be Abrus precatorius and the leaves here dont belong to the plant. Pankaj
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nidhan ji and Prasad ji > Both of you are on spot. > > > -- > 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/ > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Cannot say anything about the host plant, but the pods and seeds >> surely belong to Abrus precatorius. >> Regards, >> >> On 1/28/11, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear Rakeshji, i think this is Abrus precatorius >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Prasad >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Rakesh <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> The seeds are of a creeper which has nearly dried. The green leaves >> >> are >> >> of the host plant. >> >> Picture taken in Asansol (W.B.) dated 26/01/2011. >> >> >> >> Rakesh >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Prasad Kumar Dash >> > Ecologist, Orissa, India >> > email: [email protected] >> > ph. 09437444241 >> > >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 > > > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
