Not much info is left with me now. And in 2009 I burnt around 5000 printed pictures and old negatives :( in the Holika dahan!! The article was written long back in 2001. Pankaj
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 3:48 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > very nice .. Pnakj. read the paper, interesting... Would have been better to > have a set of photographs of the there leaf t ypes or line drawings... but > back then you must have had time and money crunch and the magazine space > crunch.. so its ok... did you save the old data? and slides? > Usha di > too sleepy , 350 am going to catch some zzzzzs . > Be well > =============== > > On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 2:58 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Respected Mam >> I was actually doing foliar studies on three species of this genus and >> is one of my first free lance article before my MSc results came out. >> Its a very basic paper hope you wont dislike it. >> I had a small garden with huge collection of wild as well as >> ornamental plants which I started making since my 4-5th standard. You >> would be surprised to know that my first bonsai I started making was >> in 7th standard and it stayed with me till I came to Dehradun, but >> somehow due to negligence the root got infected by something and the >> plant died from base. One of my passion during those days was to >> collect climbers, Passiflora and Vitaceae just to name a few. Now that >> we shifted to new rented house and I hadnt been home since past 6 >> years, till recently, many of my plants couldnt survive, but still >> there are many. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 2:49 AM, ushadi Micromini >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear Pankaj: >> > Nice observations, where did you write about it earlier? What >> > experiments >> > did you do? any papers or was it informal casual writing like we do >> > here...? >> > Can you send me the link about casual writing or scientific writing, ie >> > papers? ? >> > >> > Tha protocarnivorous thing was news to me when I read the abstract upon >> > googling, >> > that's why I wrote about it, it intrigued me because I had not heard >> > anybody >> > talk of it or write about this Passiflora foetida being one.. >> > >> > Live and learn... >> > Thanks. >> > Usha di >> > == >> > >> > On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> My plant from Dehradun. >> >> Yes this plant is amazing. >> >> Earlier my casual believe was the plant has glandular hairs to repel >> >> insects as it also has a strange odour. But my experiments with the >> >> plant proved that there was something more. It had this ability to >> >> make the insects feel dizzy or something not normal happened to the >> >> insects I used. I had no means to prove what!! I believed that there >> >> was something which attracted insects to the plants. Apart from being >> >> attracted, the same gland were used for digestion of the insects too, >> >> usually very small sized ones. >> >> Today Vijay made me happy to realise that my thoughts were not absurd >> >> :p. >> >> >> >> Usually, the carnivorous plants attract insects and trap them. Sundew >> >> has similar droplets on the hairs, but that is sticky and is not >> >> actually containing any food for insects. But this plant attracts and >> >> then lures them with actual food on the droplets and then traps them >> >> or kills them or makes them immobile. So in that case, this should be >> >> a new type of trapping for carnivorous plant. >> >> >> >> But yes, I had not seen this reference before. Thanks a lot for >> >> sharing. >> >> >> >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Aug 20, 12:16 pm, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> Dear Dr. Raman, thank you ...that was very prompt... >> >> >> >> >> >> the autoradiograph is interesting and the bracts picked up the most >> >> >> labelled >> >> >> phenylalanine... so the organ that's source of enzymes is also the >> >> >> uptake >> >> >> organ??? >> >> >> >> >> >> I'll keep the link you sent me as a source, I downloaded and read >> >> >> the >> >> >> paper >> >> >> you sent in, thanks again.. >> >> >> >> >> >> Usha di >> >> >> ===== >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Vijayasankar >> >> >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dr. Usha, >> >> >> >> >> >> > Open access to the article is available at: >> >> >> >http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jbiosci/20/657-664 >> >> >> > However, I hv also attached the pdf here... >> >> >> > I knew that the bracts exude a sticky substance, but I never >> >> >> > expected >> >> >> > digestive enzymes in it...its an information to me...thanks to >> >> >> > all... >> >> >> > Dear Pankaj, your hypothesis (in an another thread) seems to be >> >> >> > correct >> >> >> > (don't think its too late :)). You have amazing research >> >> >> > aptitude... >> >> >> >> >> >> > Regards >> >> >> >> >> >> > Vijayasankar Raman >> >> >> > National Center for Natural Products Research >> >> >> > University of Mississippi >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Ushadi micromini < >> >> >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Not native to India...AND NEWLY OPENED FLOWER LOOKS VERY PRETTY >> >> >> >> LIKE >> >> >> >> ANY GARDEN variety PASSIFLORA species... >> >> >> >>http://www.plantoftheweek.org/image/passifloraf.jpg >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Now naturalized in most tropical areas... is on a noxious weed >> >> >> >> list: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.invasivespecies.net/database/species/ecology.asp?si=341&fr... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Though it seems to have some nice redeeming value... >> >> >> >> I liked the last sentence in WIKI .. that its saponin richness is >> >> >> >> useful in making nondetergent sahmpoo/soap... >> >> >> >> love that... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_foetida >> >> >> >> >> >> >> And Australian site that tracks useful plants list it: >> >> >> >>http://www.newcrops.uq.edu.au/listing/passiflorafoetida.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> GO FIGURE...!!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Edict that Trash of one is gold of other....must be true !! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> About the shampoo soap....wonder if someone has made it??? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> WHAT INTRIGUED ME THE MOST IS A PAPER BY DR RADHARAMANI of >> >> >> >> Bangalore... >> >> >> >> which states that the intricate network of the bracts on the >> >> >> >> surface >> >> >> >> of the fruit makes this plant a protocarnivorous, or borderline >> >> >> >> carnivorous... ((Radhamani, T. R., L. Sudarshana, et al. (1995). >> >> >> >> Defense and carnivory: Dual role of bracts in Passiflora foetida. >> >> >> >> Journal of Biosciences Bangalore 20(5): 657-664. {a} Promotion >> >> >> >> Res. >> >> >> >> Dev. Efforts Selected Crops., PC Unit, Bangalore 560 065, India >> >> >> >> )) >> >> >> >> I >> >> >> >> could access only the abstract... the pdf needs to be bought at >> >> >> >> springerlink site!!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> DOES ANY ONE AT EFLORA HAVE ACCESS TO DR RADHARAMANI or to this >> >> >> >> paper?? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Usha di >> >> >> >> >> >> >> =========== >> >> >> >> On Aug 20, 5:42 am, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Yes P foetida >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < >> >> >> >> [email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Yes this is Passiflora foetida. >> >> >> >> > > Pankaj >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > On Aug 19, 10:11 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> > > wrote: >> >> >> >> > > > Looks like *Passiflora foetida*. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > Regards >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > Vijayasankar Raman >> >> >> >> > > > National Center for Natural Products Research >> >> >> >> > > > University of Mississippi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:51 AM, ravi g >> >> >> >> > > > <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > > > > I require your help in identification of this Passiflora >> >> >> >> > > > > species. >> >> >> >> I >> >> >> >> > > had >> >> >> >> > > > > photographed it in Bangalore growing wildly along the >> >> >> >> > > > > shores >> >> >> >> > > > > of >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > > lakes. >> >> >> >> > > > > It is a wild creeper and it is surely not the passion >> >> >> >> > > > > fruit >> >> >> >> > > > > plant. >> >> >> >> I >> >> >> >> > > would >> >> >> >> > > > > be grateful if you could help me in identification of >> >> >> >> > > > > this >> >> >> >> species! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> >> > Regards >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dr Balkar Singh >> >> >> >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> >> >> >> > Arya P G College, Panipat >> >> >> >> > Haryana-132103 >> >> >> >> > 09416262964 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *********************************************** >> >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> >> >> >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> >> Research Associate >> >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> >> Wildlife Institute of India >> >> Post Box # 18 >> >> Dehradun - 248001, India >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> Research Associate >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> Wildlife Institute of India >> Post Box # 18 >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
