Yes a cacti may be Mammillaria grahamii or its hybrid. I had it in my garden. Very interesting in the sense, the spines were hooked and hence if it gets stuck on anything, it used to break off the mother plant. May be a kind of vegetative dispersal.
Pankaj On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Is this some cultivar of Mammillaria lindsayi? > > Regards > Tanay” > > > > “Hmm.... doesn't look close enough. I am not good at cacti, so can't be sure > too. > - Tabish” > > > -- > 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/ > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tabish <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:58 AM > Subject: [efloraofindia:66766] unid-TQ09 > To: Efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Please identify this cactus with amazingly beautiful flowers. > - Tabish > > > -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile)
