Yes Balkar ji: its joyous to id and then research all about a plant that interests you.... or challenges you... I love the chase.. and knowing that someday I may yet know a little something about a subject...
Thanks Usha di === On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Usha ji > basically i was a Biotechnologist but interest in taxonomy since my > childhood again pulled in this vast amazing world of Plants after getting > regular job. Now i daily visit any Nursery or any other area rich in > vegetation to get some new and interesting. Being Horticulture Incharge of > My College, now i have an opportunity to purchase every plant i like either > costly or cheap. Much Credit of this interest goes to efloraindia and > especially some persons associated with this group Like Gurcharan ji, Garg > Ji, Pankaj Ji Tanay, Dinesh Ji and many more names who in my initial days > helped and encouraged me one or the either way. Every time i get an id for a > new plant for me, i feel so joyous !!!!!!!. > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 8:20 AM, ushadi Micromini < > microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Balkar ji: I asked because I recently saw it at my local small >> nursery stall , had profuse small white flowers that looked like white >> version of flowers of the Barbados cherry, that was recently gifted to me.. >> so bought it and brought it home... only to puzzle over it... leaves were >> small versions of holly, yet... googling for various holly leafed plants + >> adjectives I could think of, didn't produce any meaningful result over >> several days , (ie google failed, esp since it has become politicized and >> changed its paradigms for search engines..) , so I gave it a rest.. hoping >> some thing would stir in the universe to give me a HINT.... >> >> THEN.... your thread came up.... do you know how exciting it is for a >> non-botanist hell bent on proper diagnosis to find not only helpful clues >> but the NAME of the plant itself.... >> >> I will post the pictures of my plant and comparisons I had done later in >> the week... >> In the mean time ... thank you for solving one of my ID questions... once >> I had the name...Toptropical came up... but straight googling did not >> originally... >> >> Moral of the story: armchair botany only goes so far... one needs deeper >> knowledge... I will need to cultivate it... quickly... >> >> Usha di >> ======= >> PS ONE MORE QUESTION>>> I came up with pictures on the net of Malphigia >> coccigera with enormous numbers of red berries, even when trained as >> Bonsai... but my plant does not have berries... all flowers fell off and now >> no cherries... >> SO is there a male vs female variety of this plant? >> >> ======== >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:00 AM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Usha Ji >>> I saw this plant first time in cactus Park Panchkula. then i could find >>> this in a Nursery in Panipat and planted in my college. I do not know >>> anything about its history at present searching!!! if found wiil let u know >>> all >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Ushadi micromini < >>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Wonderful.. >>>> what's the history of this plant in India? >>>> >>>> Usha di >>>> ====== >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 30, 7:49 am, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > Dear all >>>> > Malpighia coccigera a shrub used as Hedge in gardens >>>> > Family: Malpighiaceae >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Regards >>>> > >>>> > Dr Balkar Singh >>>> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> > Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> > Haryana-132103 >>>> > 09416262964 >>>> > >>>> > Malpighia coccigera (1)Sm.JPG >>>> > 182KViewDownload >>>> > >>>> > Malpighia coccigera (2)Sm.JPG >>>> > 120KViewDownload >>>> > >>>> > Malpighia coccigera (3)Sm.JPG >>>> > 112KViewDownload >>>> > >>>> > Malpighia coccigera (4)Sm.JPG >>>> > 117KViewDownload >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
