@Ushadi the Plant is in open in a Joggers Park. I do not know if it had flowered . Thank you for so much valuable info of the plant Regards Bhagyashri
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > 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/ >
