Another awesome close up of the flower Prabhuji. Rightly said by Tanay Ji. Great series of *Caralluma* * * *Regards* * * *Prasad * On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote:
> A great collection of Caralluma spp. > Thanks for sharing Prabhu Ji > Tanay > > On 18 December 2011 21:01, Prabhu kumar KM <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear all, >> This is *Caralluma indica*, collected from Tamil Nadu and Kerala. >> The flower showing amazing colour variations from Green, white and red. >> *C. indica* flowers have a odour of rotten fungus and the underground >> stem is whitish. >> Flowers terminal, umbellate cyme, few flowered (4-8). Calyx 5-lobed, >> ovate-oblong, apex acute. Corona staminal and biseriate, lobes green, >> light-yellow with extreme tip purplish. Hairs are present except the tip >> portion. >> -- >> *Prabhu Kumar K M* >> Scientist >> Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division >> Centre for Medicinal Plant Research (CMPR) >> & 'CMPR' Herbarium >> Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala >> Kottakkal, Malappuram >> *E-mail: [email protected]* >> >> > > > -- > *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.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
