I have never seen red stem in Cardiospermum!! Could this be a different variety? Pankaj
On May 6, 7:38 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Vijayasankar ji, > Sorry to have missed out on your post. > Thanks to you too for the id. > Regards, > Aarti > > On May 6, 8:57 am, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes, this is *Cardiospermum halicacabum *(= C. halicacabum var. > > microcarpum). > > Stems and leaves are generally glabrous; fruits deeply 3-lobed, winged along > > margins, not inflated, less than 2 cm across. > > > A popular medicine for joint pains, the leaves are commonly used (in Tamil > > Nadu) as green vegetable. > > > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Ushadi micromini > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Yes, Cardiospermum..., and did you get to open a pod .... > > > cardiospermum varieties I have seen all have a round seed inside with > > > a heart shaped white patch....on the flattish end... wonderful to > > > behold....... I have been told that's why the name cardiospermum... > > > > Ushadi > > > > ====== > > > > On May 5, 2:22 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Taken at Dindori, Maharashtra on the 27th of Feb, 2011 in a Grape > > > vineyard. > > > > It seems to be Cardiospermum sp. > > > > Regards, > > > > Aarti > > > > > Cardiospermum-P1130227.JPG > > > > 215KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
