Sorry for the late reply but I was out of town The information on this plant was taken from the following links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocarnivorous_plant On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > 8th Jan 2012 > > sharing images of Plumbago zeylanica growing wild outside a closed > bungalow at Pune > > Family Plumbaginaceae > > Flowers are white, in terminal elongated spikes. Calyx densely covered > with stalked, sticky glands. The calyx has glandular trichomes (hairs), > which secrete a sticky mucilage that is capable of trapping and killing > insects; it is unclear what the purpose of these trichomes is; protection > from pollination by way of "crawlers" (ants and other insects that > typically do not transfer pollen between individual plants), or possible > protocarnivory. Glandular trichomes structurally resemble the tentacles of > Drosera and Drosophyllum. Capsules are oblong contained in a glandular > persisitent calyx > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
