I agree, the pictures posted by Sujana ji are of typical Aristolochia tagala. But, Raju ji's plant is not A. tagala. Both flowers and leaves look different here.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 4:48 AM, Sujana K Arjunan <[email protected]>wrote: > > Dear Garg ji and Ritesh ji > > The plant is looks like Aristolochia tagala Cham. For a comparitive study, > please see the attachment files of A. tagala Cham., photographed from > Kerala part of Western Ghats. > > Sujana > --------------------------------------------- > Smt. Sujana K. A. > Scientist C > Central Botanical Laboratory > Botanical Survey of India > AJCB Indian Botancal Garden > Howrah-3 > West Bengal-033 26685771 > > Every species have the right to exist > > > --- On *Tue, 11/22/11, J.M. Garg <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraindia:95853] Fwd: [efloraofindia:68210] ID No. 26042011 > RD12 > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], "Taj Khan" <[email protected]>, > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 8:47 AM > > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “I think Aristolochia tagala Chamisso > > Family: Aristolochiaceae > > Pl check the following link: > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=50671&flora_id=2 > > Regards, > Ritesh.” > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *raju das* > <[email protected]<http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: 27 April 2011 19:10 > Subject: [efloraofindia:68210] ID No. 26042011 RD12 > To: indiantreepix > <[email protected]<http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > > > Dear all, > > Please help me to identify this Aristolochia sp. > > Date/Time-12/04/2011- 09 AM > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Assam, Alt 190m > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Climber > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Leaf 8-12X6-9cm, heart shaped > Inflorescence Type/ Size- as seen in the photos > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- Yellowish-White, > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Not seen > Occurrence: Rare > > > -- > Raju Das > Nature's Foster > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > ([email protected]<http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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'. > >
