Thanks a lot Usha ji. You are on spot. Yes it is Uncarina grandidieri, also known as succulent Sesame
Thanks a lot again -- 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 Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Dear Dr. Singh ji: > Even though I am very new to this group.... and not a botanist, but I > have seen this on many occasions.... > and just like you me too, I always thought that the flowers looked > remarkably like Thumbergia alata. That's a vine.... and the leaves > are different... > > may I take a bold step and suggest a name... I think my diagnosis is > correct based on these two pictures.... > its a plant colloquially called the Sesame tree. Its a member of > family Pedaliacae, to be specific its name is > *Uncarina grandidieri *.... originally from Madagascar... found in > many sun-rooms in homes and hothouses in NY often grown in the same > sort of climate control as various cacti, so your finding it in a > cactus garden in North India seems very appropriate. > > Thanks for reading this. > Usha Desai MD (aka Usha di) > > On Apr 13, 7:45 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > 13042011GS1 tree for ID from Panchkula > > The tree about 4 m tall was growing in Panchkula Cactus garden, leaves > > palmately lobed, hairy especially beneath, about 8-12 cm broad, cordate; > > flowers yellow with purplish brown eye, reminding of Thunbergia flowers > > about 4-5 cm across, but the calyx has 5 linear teeth. Photographed on > April > > 9, 2011. > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > Dubia-tree-Panchkula cactus gdn-1.jpg > > 257KViewDownload > > > > Dubia-tree-Panchkula cactus gdn-2.jpg > > 218KViewDownload >
