Extremely beautiful pics, thanks for sharing Prabhu Ji. On 12/20/11, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Simply amazing and beautiful catch. Thanks for sharing > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Amazing shots of a beautiful plants!!!! >> >> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Ushadi micromini >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yes entire series of Caralluma is fascinating... >> > thanks >> > Usha di >> > ===== >> > >> > On Dec 19, 12:13 pm, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Simply superb catch Prabhu Ji. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> prasad >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Prabhu kumar KM >> >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dear all, >> >> > This is *Caralluma adscendens var. attenuata. *I collected this >> species >> >> > from Tamil Nadu. >> >> >> >> > The type species of the genus *Caralluma* is *C. adscendens *(Roxb.) >> , a >> >> > species originally described from India (Meve & Liede 2002). *C. >> >> > adscendens* is a very variable species, which needs a complete >> revision. >> >> > 6 varities of *C. adscendens *have been recognized from India. This >> >> > is >> >> > one of thw species among them. >> >> > A fleshy herb, among bushes in hills and on dry slopes of >> ghats.Branched >> >> > stem, quadrangular, tapering from base to apex. Internodes glabrous; >> latex >> >> > watery; leaves reduced to scale like structures, caducous. Flowers >> >> > terminal, pedicels glabrous. Calyx 5-lobed, lanceolate, apex acute; >> corolla >> >> > rotate, 5-lobed and spathulate.Corona staminal, biseriate. Stamens >> >> > and >> >> > pollinia 5. Follicles paired and glabrous. >> >> >> >> > -- >> >> > *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]* >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Prasad Kumar Dash >> >> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> >> email: [email protected] >> >> ph. 09437444241 >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > > > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >
-- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227
