Sans the mention of its size it may be a capsule of Kleinhovia tree. Regards, Shrikant
On Feb 15, 5:31 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Can that be floral bracts of Flemingia?? > Pankaj > > On Feb 15, 4:15 am, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Welcome back, Usha di! > > > Well, this is going to be a tough quiz, at least to me, without any clue. > > It looks more like a valve of dehisced capsule, something like in > > this:http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhada_nikharge/5309163036/in/set-7215... > > I am not sure, so I quit from the quiz... > > However, I got the 'price' 'in it'!! Thanks and...Happy Valentine's day! > > > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:30 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > Dear All: > > > Gosh, came to email account today... after several weeks of busy busy > > > days... house guests that wont go... > > > the Queens cup races and the Horticulture flower show... several very > > > interesting lecture series and more interesting people who traveled to > > > Kolkata to give those lectures and the winter music fest .... all > > > happening at the same time and my exams.... phew ..w...w. ... Several > > > hundred emails just from eflora and indiatreepix....... just got to skim a > > > few.... a few in the first week of busy-ness... and a few from the middle > > > and a few from this last 3 days... > > > > Seems I missed a few insults, tantrums, some plagiarism cases, an > > > entire very nicely illustrated week of RUBIACEAE... for which I was saving > > > pictures and forgot all about it... and a new lingo: using CRICKET > > > terminology for the photography... sixers, boundary etc... very > > > interesting..... about time we had new words... was getting bored with > > > "mesmerizing" comments... > > > > AND NOW FOR THE VALENTINE DAY SPECIAL that the title above promises.... > > > > It was after dark, and begin to drizzle a bit, while walking past a > > > darkened house... something fluttered to my feet... > > > habits die hard... even in the faint cool drizzle.. had to stop and > > > photograph it.... did not seem too promising, but looking at it at home, > > > it seemed just the thing ..... > > > > Its a gift from MA Nature to me, and I figured I must share it with you > > > all.... > > > > CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IS IT ( I have since then gone back and checked the > > > tree... I now know its identity) and what tree gave it to us? > > > > THERE IS A PRIZE IN IT FOR YOU for guessing its ID CORRECTLY... > > > GOOD LUCK .... > > > > -- > > > Usha di > > > ===========- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
