Very nice shot of Gomphostemma heyneanum Giby Ji Thanks for sharing Tanay
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
