Another thing: Bhagyashri: this is NOT a cactus... cacti are DICOTS, originating ONLY in the Americas...
Sensevarias are MONOCOTS, originating in Africa. Big difference... NOT all that have thorns or are sharp or are succulent are cacti... I know confusing if you are just coming back to Botany... but slowly one begins to remember... so take heart... and enjoy the process. Usha di ========= On Sep 29, 6:18 am, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > Bhagyashri... > all sensevarias flowered in calcutta in july...at the height of the > monsoon... esp if they were growing out in the open... > did your plant flower too, ene though it was in a tub? > > Mother-in-law's tongue... > because sharp edges and many leaf blades.. just as mother in law has > many opinions... > but let the poor lady enjoy her opinions... she has lost her son to > the daughter in law!!! > > and we will stick to science... > > this is one of the many plants studied by NASA team to see if indoor > air can be purrified in the space station by plants... > sensevaria came out as an important detoxifier of indoor closed office > space air.. > plant a few in your offices... (NOT FERNS THEY GIVE OUT THE SPORES > PERIODICALLY AND YOUR EYE PATIENTS WOULD SUFFER physically from > particles getting in their eyes and perhaps develop allergies to the > protien-carbohydrate/lectin coats on the spore ) ... > > enjoy.. > Usha di > ======== > > On Sep 28, 9:37 pm, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Is the 2nd pic different plant as Swetaji pointed out > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you Pankajji. This name sounds good > > > Regards > > > Bhagyashri > > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Sensevieria trifaciata > > >> Also referred to as Bowstring hemp. The fibres in the leaves were used > > >> in making Bow strings. > > >> Pankaj > > > >> On Sep 28, 8:54 pm, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Thank you Gurcharanji and Mahadeswaraji > > >> > @Gurcharanji Thank you for the link. The plant is sharp but has > > >> > delicate > > >> > flowers !!! > > >> > Regards > > >> > Bhagyashri > > > >> > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > Sensevieria trifaciata, > > > >> > > On Sep 28, 5:27 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > > Madhuri ji > > >> > > > because the leaves are sharp like mother-in-laws tongue. I > > >> deliberately > > >> > > did > > >> > > > not write earlier. Here is the link > > > >> > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansevieria_trifasciata > > > >> > > > -- > > >> > > > 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 28, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > > @Gurcharanji Thank you > > >> > > > > Oh my God what a name 'mother in laws tongue' why because it > > >> > > > > looks > > >> like > > >> > > a > > >> > > > > snake or is it because it looks sharp like a blade ha ha.... I am > > >> sorry > > >> > > not > > >> > > > > meaning to hurt anyone > > >> > > > > Regards > > >> > > > > Bhagyashri > > > >> > > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Gurcharan Singh < > > >> [email protected] > > >> > > >wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Sensevieria trifaciata, snake plant, or mother-in-laws tongue > > > >> > > > >> -- > > >> > > > >> 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 28, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected] > > > >> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Thank you Swetaji You have a very sharp observation. You are > > >> right > > >> > > the > > >> > > > >>> 2nd pic was a liitle away from the 1st and 3rd. To my untrained > > >> eyes > > >> > > both > > >> > > > >>> looked similar may be it is something different. Sorry to have > > >> caused > > >> > > the > > >> > > > >>> confusion. But it is due to ignorance > > >> > > > >>> Regards > > >> > > > >>> Bhagyashri > > > >> > > > >>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Bhatt Sweta < > > >> [email protected] > > >> > > >wrote: > > > >> > > > >>>> Looks like one of the *Sansevieria sps.* > > > >> > > > >>>> Are all the three picts from the same plant?! > > >> > > > >>>> The 2nd picture looks a little different from the other two's, > > >> with > > >> > > > >>>> respect to the edges of the lamina... > > > >> > > > >>>> Regards, > > >> > > > >>>> Shweta > > > >> > > > >>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Madhuri Raut < > > >> [email protected] > > >> > > >wrote: > > > >> > > > >>>>> Request for identification > > > >> > > > >>>>> Date/Time-Sep 2011 > > > >> > > > >>>>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune > > > >> > > > >>>>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden > > > >> > > > >>>>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Cactus > > > >> > > > >>>>> Height/Length- about 3 ft > > > >> > > > >>>>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Green dashed > > > >> > > > >>>>> Regards > > > >> > > > >>>>> Bhagyashri > > > >> > > > >>>> -- > > >> > > > >>>> *Bhatt Shweta* > > >> > > > >>>> *Doctoral Research Student,* > > >> > > > >>>> M.S.U. > > > >> > > > -- > > >> > > > 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/
