HS... I dont think anybody said anything about T. alata in this thread... please dont confuse me... and the issue...
T. alata i am very familiar with, used to grow at least 3 of these vines in my Demonstration garden of Indian vegetables and flowers at NYBG and I did it for many years thru the 90s usha di === On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > Cant believe that Thunbergia grandiflora and Thunbergia alata are one and > the same... > where the literature says one from India and other from Africa with lots of > distinct characters.. > > > > regards, > > > 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 >> > > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
