... fruits of *Operculina turpethum* do not look like these ... could be of some other plant. Do not remember seeing such dried sepals below the fruit ... overlapping coverings of *O. turpethum* fruit open to show seeds closely held.
Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:17 PM, sheetal chaudhari <[email protected] > wrote: > This is not a Mangrove fruit. This belongs to family Convolvulaceae, > probably dried fruit of* Operculina turpethum.* > > Regards, > Sheetal Pachpande > > > > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> Seen these dried fruits of a Mangrove near Gorai, Mumbai. No clue to me >> about its ID. >> >> Date/Time: 26-02-2011 / 5:30PM >> Habitat: Wild, Mangrove >> Plant Habit: Climber >> >> regards >> Prashant >> > >
