And.. the fruits are edible...!!! We used to take the fruits in our childhood days.. :-)
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > This plant is included in Ayurveda I assume. > Pankaj > > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yes this is Passiflora foetida. I never knew this plant is having > medicinal > > values. This climber is quite a weed in rural Tamil nadu, spreading all > over > > the short canopy. > > Yes Pankaj sir, I read your stomatal study to classify Passiflora spp. > > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Yes Pankaj ji I am trying in Delhi and Chandigarh. If u know any > specific > >> Nursery let me know pls > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Search in nurseries in Delhi for sure you will get more varieties. > >>> Pankaj > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > I like their flowers very much and trying to have atleast 12 > different > >>> > Passifloras in my College. Till now have only 4 sp > >>> > > >>> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar < > [email protected]> > >>> > wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> Welcome sir. I myself wanted to work on this, but could never get an > >>> >> opportunity. I worked on the foliar aspects of Passiflora and that > was > >>> >> one of my first scientific article ever published. Hence I have an > >>> >> affinity for passifloras :) > >>> >> Pankaj > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected] > > > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >> > Yes really good information. I will try to check > >>> >> > Thanks Pankaj Ji > >>> >> > > >>> >> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > >>> >> > <[email protected]> > >>> >> > wrote: > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> Passiflora foetida for sure. > >>> >> >> Another high value medicinal plant. > >>> >> >> If someone wants to work on this, I can give one idea that this > >>> >> >> plant > >>> >> >> to me seems to have some trapping mechanism for insects and hence > >>> >> >> an > >>> >> >> insectivorous plant. In the morning you can see some tiny insects > >>> >> >> stuck to its glandular hairs. > >>> >> >> Those who want to work may check the chemical constituent of the > >>> >> >> liquid on the glandular hairs. If it has anything like chitinase > >>> >> >> then > >>> >> >> for sure this is insectivorous. > >>> >> >> Pankaj > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> On Aug 17, 9:46 pm, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> >> >> > Yes P. foetida > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Tanay Bose > >>> >> >> > <[email protected]> > >>> >> >> > wrote: > >>> >> >> > > This is Passiflora for sure but not sure whether is is P. > >>> >> >> > > foetida. > >>> >> >> > > because the later is known to have a foetid (bad) smell. So > one > >>> >> >> > > needs to check the smell of the fruits. But the leaves surely > >>> >> >> > > looks like P foetida. > >>> >> >> > > The hairy thing around the fruit is not calyx but bract. > >>> >> >> > > Tanay > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Madhuri Pejaver > >>> >> >> > > <[email protected]>wrote: > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > >> is that the hairy calyx which remains persistant? It doesnot > >>> >> >> > >> appear > >>> >> >> > >> as the > >>> >> >> > >> rind of fruit. Photos are beautiful > >>> >> >> > >> Madhuri > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > >> --- On *Wed, 17/8/11, raghu ananth <[email protected]>* > >>> >> >> > >> wrote: > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > >> From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > >>> >> >> > >> Subject: [efloraofindia:77341] Climber for ID from Mirle | > >>> >> >> > >> 17AugAR01 > >>> >> >> > >> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > >>> >> >> > >> Date: Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, 6:20 PM > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > >> *Date/Time-24 Jul 2011 04.05PM* > >>> >> >> > >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chunchanakatte-Mirle, > Mysore > >>> >> >> > >> dist* > >>> >> >> > >> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Near to a farm lake, > >>> >> >> > >> Wild > >>> >> >> > >> growth* > >>> >> >> > >> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Climber* > >>> >> >> > >> *Height/Length-approx - More than 6feet * > >>> >> >> > >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Resembles a hand- Palmate, > >>> >> >> > >> Whorl, > >>> >> >> > >> length-10cms, width-10cms, Hairy -leaves,margin and stem. * > >>> >> >> > >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > >>> >> >> > >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > >>> >> >> > >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Round, 3-4cms* > >>> >> >> > >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > >>> >> >> > >> * > >>> >> >> > >> * > >>> >> >> > >> * > >>> >> >> > >> *Regards* > >>> >> >> > >> *Raghu* > >>> >> >> > > >>> >> >> > > -- > >>> >> >> > > *Tanay Bose* > >>> >> >> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > >>> >> >> > > Department of Botany. > >>> >> >> > > University of British Columbia . > >>> >> >> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >>> >> >> > > Vancouver, B.C. 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