Am adding the link for the close up in my Flickr photo stream. http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby/223506468/in/photostream
Regards, Giby On Aug 18, 9:39 am, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> 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 <balkara...@gmail.com> 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 > > <sahanipan...@gmail.com>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 <balkara...@gmail.com> > >> 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 <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > >> > 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 <balkara...@gmail.com> > >> >> 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 > >> >> > <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > >> >> > 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 <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> > Yes P. foetida > > >> >> >> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Tanay Bose < > >> tanaybos...@gmail.com> > >> >> >> > 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 > >> >> >> > > <formpeja...@yahoo.com>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 <raghu_...@yahoo.com>* > >> wrote: > > >> >> >> > >> From: raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> > >> >> >> > >> Subject: [efloraofindia:77341] Climber for ID from Mirle | > >> >> >> > >> 17AugAR01 > >> >> >> > >> To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > >> >> >> > >> 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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