Thanks Prabhu, for the response. But I don't have much details about the plant. It is planted at the FRLHT garden, and must have been collected by Ganesh Babu from Chitradurga or Savandurga in Karnataka. I have seen C. diffusa in Tiruvannamalai (my study area), and is distinct from this plant by having diffuse and branched stems and few-flowered umbels. I also think this is C. umbellata. Flower color and striations seem to be variable. Is there a variety in C. umbellata? Please validate.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 2:08 AM, Prabhu kumar KM <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear sir, > It is not Caralluma diffusa for sure. > Most probably it is c. umbellata but still I am confusing > U can send me more details regarding place of collection and main > characters. > > > Prabhu Kumar K. M. > Scientist > CMPR > Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala > Mob: 09495877357
