Dr. Usha, You may be right here... the fall started, the plant was capable enough to convert most of its flowers into fruits, successfully...during its life... now the season nearing end... no more photosynthesis required... when chlorophyll diminishes, hues of other pigments dominate... abscission might have already started, or might be in the process, to curtail the food and water supply...from and to the leaves.... now its ready for hibernation... with the satisfaction of producing numerous offspring for the generations to come...
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Ushadi micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > is this red color becuase of end of season ... like in fall..color > change? > > can't be young leaves... too big and the accompanied fruits... (NOT > buds) > > is this a variant of what is in the flicker foto? cant see the exif > data for this pic...like date of the pic etc. > > Usha di > === > > > On Jul 14, 12:39 am, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice picture! I think it is *Oxyspora paniculata* of Melastomataceae. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/52033111@N08/5520624320/in/photostream/ > > > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > got this lovely plant in the Neora valley NP of the eastern Himalayas. > > > Pl help with its ID... > > > > > regards > > > Shantanu : ) >
