This is becoming interesting. Thanks for sharing these beautiful images... Pankaj
On Nov 3, 3:00 pm, manudev madhavan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > We do have few species here in Western Ghats. > Anyway am not sure about the total number of species present in South > India. > Provided time, I can dig out more details.. > > These are the few species am familiar with.. > > - *C. spiralis * > - *C. spiralis subsp. cognatoides* > - *C. retrospiralis* > - *C. cognata* > - *C. sivadasanii* > > Here I am attaching images of two species, collected from Maharshtra, last > week on a trip to Kolhapur District.. > > With warm regards > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very pretty looking plant. > > > Manudev, > > > Do we have any species of Cryptocoryne in the Western Ghats. > > > Thanks and Regards > > Giby > > > On 2 November 2011 15:31, manudev madhavan > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> This could be *Cryptocoryne retrospiralis* > >> * > >> * > >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:00 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: > > >>> “Please compare your plant with this: > >>>https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/1f... > >>> # > > >>> Also, please furnish details about hte location of collection and season > >>> of flowering. I am much interested to find out this species.” from Muthu > >>> ji. > > >>> “Thank you for the appreciation. I have collected this species during my > >>> field survey at Assam. The habitat was semi evergreen, and the collection > >>> site is a perennial river bank with sand and pebbles. Very interesting to > >>> note that, I have seen this sp only from a single > >>> location and some mammals are seen to feed on this. I have photographed > >>> the phenophases of this species. The flowering was seen > >>> (Pic 1&2) during March-April and fruit (pic 5&6)during September- > >>> October. > > >>> Regards, > >>> Raju Das” > > >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>> From: raju das <[email protected]> > >>> Date: 30 July 2011 12:20 > >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:75419] Cryptocoryne retrospiralis > >>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > >>> Dear all, > > >>> *Cryptocoryne retrospiralis* (Roxb.) Fisch. ex Wydler *(Araceae)* > > >>> Please validate the ID > > >>> Regards, > >>> -- > >>> Raju Das > >>> Nature's Foster > > >>> -- > >>> With regards, > >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > >>> alphabetically & place-wise): > >>>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > >>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian > >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > >>>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1740 members > >>> & 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > >>>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database > >>> of more than 6000 species). > >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > >>> India'. > > >> -- > >> *Manudev K Madhavan* > >> Junior Research Fellow > >> Systematic & Floristic Lab, > >> Department of Botany, > >> Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > >> St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > >> Kozhikode- 673 008 > >> Mob: 9496470738 > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > *Manudev K Madhavan* > Junior Research Fellow > Systematic & Floristic Lab, > Department of Botany, > Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > Kozhikode- 673 008 > Mob: 9496470738 > > Cryptocorine spiralis subsp. cognatoides.JPG > 854KViewDownload > > Cryptocorine spiralis.JPG > 687KViewDownload
