Yes Madhuri ji You are perfectly right. I think we must have discussed this earlier. Some factor of humidity might also be important. The flowers are often seen open in humid dull atmosphere with less sunlight. whereas in bright sunny daytime open flowers are seldom seen.I doubt whether I am guessing or anyone wants to share experience about this? Satish
On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 1:14 AM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > As asked to Satishji do these flowers open in evening/night? because mostly > in morning have seen them closed, druping. > Madhuri > > --- On *Fri, 5/8/11, Neil Soares <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:76144] Re: Flora of Sahyadri & Konkan > -Rhamphicarpa Longiflora > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "Smilax004" < > [email protected]> > Date: Friday, 5 August, 2011, 6:45 PM > > > Hi, > Photographed last weekend. As Dr.Giby has pointed out flowering generally > occurs on rocky areas [which have a thin layer of soil] between July > and September . > Sending a few photographs. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Fri, 8/5/11, Smilax004 <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Smilax004 <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:76134] Re: Flora of Sahyadri & Konkan -Rhamphicarpa > Longiflora > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 5, 2011, 5:54 PM > > If I am right the leaves of this species is very narrow and grows on > thin layer of soil on rocks along with Utricularia spp Drocera spp and > all. This plant is active with flowers only during rainy season and > getting such nice pictures in the rain is great effort! > > New name of this plant is Rhamphicarpa fistulosa (Hochst.) Benth. of > Scrophulariaceae family. > > If you could upload a picture of plant with leaves would be useful to > understand more about the plant, for people who are new to such kind > of plants. > > > Thanks and Regards, > Giby > > > > > > On Aug 5, 3:52 pm, Rajesh Sachdev > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Name of Species: Rhamphicarpa Longiflora > > Common Name: Tutari > > Family: Scrophulariaceae > > Conservation status: NA > > Photographed: 8th September, 2010 > > Location: Kas Platue, Western Ghats, Maharashtra > > Habitat Type : High Elevation Moist Grassland > > Camera: OLYMPUS SP570UZ > > Lens: OLYMPUS ED LENS AF ZOOM 4.6 - 92 mm, 1:2.8 - 4.6 > > Abundence: Known to be occasional in subjected region > > > > Kas-2.JPG > > 51KViewDownload > >
