Thanks Dinesh ji. Noted! So now i understand that Capparis brevispina occurs in both W.Ghats and E.Ghats, whereas, C. rheedii occurs only in W.Ghats.
Thanks & Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Vijayasankar ji ... they are all from the wild: > Sanjay Gandhi National Park, > Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, > Karnala Bird Sanctuary, > Vaghbil, > Kharghar hills ... > > > Every photopage has a list of photoset(s) that the photo belongs to ... one > of the photoset for sure would be the place where the plant was sighted. > > Regards. > Dinesh. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Vijayasankar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dinesh ji, i wanted to know the habitat of plant that you photographed >> (flickr ones). I guess they are from MH but don't know wild or planted. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Dinesh Valke >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Vijayasankar ji ... am assuming your query: "I would like to know from >>> where you photographed those pictures." is addressed to Shrikant ji. >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Shrikant ji, for the picture. The other species, C.brevispina, is >>>> quite different and should not be confused by the yellow band in petals, i >>>> learnt. Thanks also to Giby for distinguishing these two species. >>>> >>>> Gamble quotes the distribution of C. brevispina as "...usually near the >>>> coast" which matches with my observation of this in sacred groves of >>>> Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest type (also inhabiting Capparis rotundifolia >>>> and C. zeylanica) near Villupuram in TN. So its presence in MH (evergreen >>>> forests?) needs to be verified i think. This sp is not dealt by Cooke. >>>> >>>> Dinesh ji, according to Gamble there are 4 species dealt in FPM having >>>> white flowers with yellow tinge, that confused us. (pl note Shrikant ji's >>>> observation is 'pale blue' in C. rheedii, a form of cultivated one?) I >>>> would >>>> like to know from where you photographed those pictures. Like us, Wallich >>>> and Hooker were also confused this but to C. zeylanica. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>> University of Mississippi >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:08 AM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sorry, I could not attach in the earlier 'Capparis in Jijamata Udyan' >>>>> thread. This is C. rheedei DC. syn. C. heyneana Wall. that is found along >>>>> streams in thick shady evergreen forests of western ghats. The branches >>>>> are >>>>> spinous, leaves are 10-15 cm long and flowers are 10-12 cm and pale blue. >>>>> Plant in Mumbai garden differs greatly from this plant of W. ghats. >>>>> >>>>> Shrikant Ingalhalikar >>>>> 12 Varshanand Society >>>>> Anandnagar Sinhagad Road >>>>> Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com >>>>> Tel 91 20 2435 0765. >>>>> Fax 91 20 2438 9190. >>>>> >>>>> <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
