Yes of course... I was writing to somebody else about grasses.. and had monocots on my mind.. thanks for catching it..
usha di ========== On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM, N Arun Kumar Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > yes thank you Ushadi:) but cacti are dicots. > > On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> madhuri and arun... >> many monocot flowers share superficial features... >> that why exact taxonomy is sooooo important to study.... >> >> lets wait for a cactus expert to tell us what it is and what to look >> for ..for making a diagnosis.... >> >> somebody from the cactus garden in delhi may be our member???? >> >> ushadi >> ====== >> >> >> >> On Dec 17, 9:55 pm, N Arun Kumar Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yes Madhuri ji and Ushadi the similarity between this flower and night >> > blooming cereus- epiphyllum oxypetalum is striking! Such different >> > bodies and yet such similar flowers.... >> > >> > On 12/17/11, N Arun <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > is it an Echinocactus species? >> > >> > > On Dec 17, 2:48 pm, N Arun Kumar Kumar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> Cactus bloom..this particular cactus was looking exactly the same >> from the >> > >> time i got it a few years ago.. and for the first time, it sent >> forth a >> > >> flower! here it is in all its glory. >> > >> the bud started opening late at night and was surprised to see it in >> good >> > >> shape throughout the next day. it has a very slight fragrance >> > >> id help appreciated >> > >> > >> phpejEM4kAM.jpg >> > >> 122KViewDownload >> > >> > >> php3QB7CjAM.jpg >> > >> 126KViewDownload >> > >> > >> phph6YjEGAM.jpg >> > >> 107KViewDownload >> > >
