Yes, Tropaeolum majus (family Tropaeolaceae) Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tropaeolum majus, the garden nasturtium > > -- > 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 Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> Please help to id this plant found on roadside at Ooty and Conoor area of >> Nilgiris, TN. >> >> Date/Time- >> >> 23-01-2011 / 04:00 PM >> >> Location- Place, Altitude, GP >> >> ca.1700asl; conoor, TN >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- >> >> roadside >> >> Plant Habit- >> >> trailing herb >> >> Height/Length- >> >> ca. 3 m >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- >> >> c. 20 cm across; peltate >> >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- >> >> cyme >> >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- >> >> ca. 5cm across; yellow >> >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- >> >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 09626833911 >> www.careearthtrust.org > > > -- *********************************************** "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
