Gurcharanji: now that Madhui Raut mentioned those thread I remember, need to put them in my files so would remember...
that's why I had said taking picture of the leaf full en face is imp... but had forgotten the reason for that me4mory... Madhuri: thanks , teacherji... I mean it in a good sense.. what a role reversal, good for you... usha di ==== On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Sir > > I got it and I somehow didn't get that when I searched for the T > grandiflora. Thank you for correcting me. > > Thanks and regards, > Giby. > > > > > > > On 23 October 2011 11:19, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Giby ji >> Please refer to my earlier posts. Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. is now >> correctly known as T. alata Bojer ex Sims according to the Plant List. >> >> >> -- >> 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 Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Giby Kuriakose < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think *T. laurifolia* is the accepted name for *T. grandiflora* var. >>> *laurifolia >>> *as per the plant list*.* >>> FOI also says so @ >>> http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Laurel%20Clock%20Vine.html >>> But the 2011 revision of Flora of China says *Thunbergia grandiflora. * >>> While searching for *T. grandiflora* I couldn't see the species name as >>> such in the plant list >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 23 October 2011 08:28, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I would rather go with Thunbergia laurifolia >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you Ushadi >>>>> Regards >>>>> Bhagyashri >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Ushadi micromini < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This is thunbergia grandiflora... >>>>>> Madhuri... look at the leaf very carefully and take en face photo of >>>>>> one complete leaf to show leaf margin and attachment to the stem.. for >>>>>> your own files and memory.. >>>>>> leaf shape is unique... >>>>>> even if flower color shows a great deal of variation over time and >>>>>> regions... >>>>>> the leaf almost stays the same.... >>>>>> >>>>>> I have found these in Miami, Fl, Key west, florida, california... >>>>>> naturalized and in gardens and in snowy countryside in botanical >>>>>> gardens, in England at kew and of course all over India... in Bengal >>>>>> we get several colors... of course always in the blue- bluish white >>>>>> to bluishpurple (like yours) ..... develops seeds in Key west fl but >>>>>> not seen any seedpods on any of the hundred or so vines I keep an eye >>>>>> on off and on for three years in in several neighborhoods of Kolkata >>>>>> recently partly because local women do not leave mush after they >>>>>> pluck every darn flower for worship or just because... ( its a >>>>>> disease in India) ... GOD never wanted soooo many flowers as to >>>>>> deplete the gene pool... ) ... or we dont have appropriate >>>>>> pollinators... even if we had pollinators, they would not develop a >>>>>> habit of coming to that vine if they were not assured of some good >>>>>> appreciable amount of nectar from a large numbers of flowers... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> usha di >>>>>> ======== >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 22, 9:42 pm, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > 100% correct from Giby Ji I stand corrected >>>>>> > Tanay >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>>>> [email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > *Thunbergia grandiflora* of Acanthaceae family >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > Regards, >>>>>> > > Giby >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > On 22 October 2011 22:02, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Request for validation ?Purple Allamanda >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Date/Time-Oct 2011 >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Private Garden >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Climber was along a >>>>>> fence of a >>>>>> > >> garden >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-bluish purple flowers >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-not seen >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> 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 >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > *Tanay Bose* >>>>>> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>>>>> > Department of Botany. >>>>>> > University of British Columbia . >>>>>> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>>>>> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>>> > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>>> > 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>>> > 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>>> > [email protected] >>>>>> > *Webpages:* >>>>>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > 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 >
