Thanks Ushadi ji for sharing these exotic pics On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:57 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > Malvaceae week 0905-9112011 UD 012 Hibiscus VINE : Talipariti > archboldianum > > > > > Dear All: > > > At a botanical garden in Southern California , in a conservatory (to > save it from scorching heat and unrelenting sun, I think) I found this… > Was new and different.. never imagined hibiscus would grow on a vine… > > > > Unfortunately I had used up all the memory in the card, and ran out of lots > of (all) the batteries… got these 4 pictures… the vine had only one flower… > way up there… far and could not see it too well… > > > But sending it in… just so if any one else has seen this.. or if its also > available in some botanical garden in India…. > > The white label in picture 1 says it all… > > > Family: Malvaceae > > Subfamily: Malvoideae > > Tribe: Hibisceae > > Genus: Talipariti > > Species Talipariti archboldianum > > > Synonyms: Hibiscus archboldianum ** > > > ** 1: Talipariti archboldianum ssp. (Borrs.Waalk.) Fryxell var. Contr. > Univ. Michigan Herb. 23: 234 (2001) is an accepted taxon > > > ** 2: Hibiscus archboldianus Borssum Waalkes, Reinwardtia 4(1): 59, f. > 9. 1956.- Malvaceae [Talipariti archboldianum (Borssum Waalkes) Fryxell, > Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 23: 234. 2001.] > > > ** (ref: http://www.malvaceae.info/Synonymy/index.php ) > > > Named after Richard Archbold, a naturalist of good reputation and > vision, established Archbold Biological Station in Florida, led several > expeditions to the tropics and collected countless specimen… botanical and > zoological… numerous species in Plant and Animal kingdoms have been named > after him…. > > > > Regards/enjoy > > Usha di > > == > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
