ps.. often a gall is enlarged cell/s of the leaf itself in reaction to injury often by insect bites, larvae or eggs attachments... I have seen slimy stuff around or inside some very large galls on leaves... I personally would not dissect on one inside the house or near my healthy plants.. not knowing plant pathology too well, I would stay away from opening them inside the house or near my cherished plants...
Gurcharanji... are there any textbooks accounts on Galls on leaves... or pdf file? Thanks Ushadi ===== On Sep 22, 4:50 pm, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope this is not infestation by insects? > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is another small Audumbar tree in my vicinity. This is what I found > > on its leaves. They also looked like the fruits but how can it be on the > > leaves. Yet I cut open them open and there was an empty cavity. Please > > identify. > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Thank you Gurcharanji. Having read about this type of inflorescence I now > >> understand that figs and wasps are a clear example of > >> coevolution<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coevolution>. . > >> very interesting. > >> Regards > >> Bhagyashri > > >> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Madhuri ji > >>> So called unripe fruit of yours is an inflorescence containing flowers > >>> and known as hypanthodium. When ovary ripens and the colour changes, it > >>> turns into syconus fruit. > > >>> -- > >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>> Retired Associate Professor > >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Attaching pics of cut unripe fruit. but I cannot follow the flower > >>>> identification. > >>>> Regards > >>>> Bhagyashri > > >>>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>> @Gibyji > >>>>> Ok I will try it. Thank You for your guidance. > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> Bhagyashri > > >>>>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Giby Kuriakose < > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> If you want to see the flowers of *Ficus* you have to split open the > >>>>>> figs at its early-mid stages (mostly before it turns its color). > >>>>>> In bisexual figs the male flowers would be arranged very close to the > >>>>>> ostiole (small opening at the opposite end of the stalk) and the female > >>>>>> flowers are seen at the base towards the stalk. > >>>>>> In some cases you may see only male or female flower in one fig or > >>>>>> figs of an individual (eg. *Ficus tictoria*). > > >>>>>> Regards > >>>>>> Giby > > >>>>>> On 20 September 2011 19:16, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> Thank you Gibyji and Neilji. I have seen a lot of these fruits on the > >>>>>>> tree. It is opposite my house but what I want to see are its flowers > >>>>>>> . I > >>>>>>> learn that they are within the fruit but the flower should bloom > >>>>>>> before the > >>>>>>> fruit so why do we not get to see it. Has anyone ? > >>>>>>> Regards > >>>>>>> Bhagyashri > > >>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected] > >>>>>>> > wrote: > > >>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>> This looks like Umber [ Ficus racemosa syn .Ficus glomerata]. The > >>>>>>>> fig is a syconus with the flowers turned outside in. Please read > >>>>>>>> Pradip > >>>>>>>> Kishen's 'Trees of Delhi' pages 321 - 323 to get a proper > >>>>>>>> perspective on the > >>>>>>>> nature of the flowers and pollination process. > >>>>>>>> My photographs are available at this link : > > >>>>>>>>https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/25... > > >>>>>>>> With regards, > >>>>>>>> Neil Soares. > > >>>>>>>> --- On *Tue, 9/20/11, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>* wrote: > > >>>>>>>> From: Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:82381] efloraofindia:''For Id 20092011MR1’’ > >>>>>>>> ?Audumbar tree Pune > >>>>>>>> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 10:20 AM > > >>>>>>>> Dear members, > >>>>>>>> Is this Audumbar tree with umbars? > > >>>>>>>> Has anyone seen the flower of this tree . I learn that the flower is > >>>>>>>> within the fruit. > >>>>>>>> Would like to see the pic if possible. > > >>>>>>>> My gardner told me some story that it is very rare to see the > >>>>>>>> flower of this tree. Only blessed people get to se it . It is a huge > >>>>>>>> flower > >>>>>>>> as big as a cart wheel and very pretty? What is this he is talking > >>>>>>>> about or > >>>>>>>> just a myth. > > >>>>>>>> Also there is some gum like white thing on the bark. Is it gum? > > >>>>>>>> Regards > >>>>>>>> Bhagyashri > > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> 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
