The visit of Giby Ji was really enjoyable. He explained many of the things that I could not understand earlier. Regards Yazdy.
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: > I visited Yazdi Ji's farm on 16-08-2011 and I could see the plant growing > there. AWth the live specimen I collected I could identify the plant as > Gomphostemma heyneanum Wall. ex Benth. of Lamiaceae family. This species is > endemic to the Southern Western Ghats in the evergreen forests. > Yazdi Ji's farm is a wonderful place which is adjacent to Waynad > Wildlife sanctuary with elephants, spotted deer, Malabar giant Squirrel, > Hanuman Langur as frequent visitors. > I am attaching 2 close ups of the flowers of the species as well. > > > Regards, > Giby > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
