Very nice illustrative pictures of an Annonaceae member. I can feel the fragrance from the pictures.
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:19 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > This is one of the most fragrant flowers in our locality. As you know that > this plant has several unique features that i try to portray in these > images. > > Species : Artabotrys odoratissimus (syn. Artabotrys hexapetalus) > Bengali name : KANTALI CHAMPA > Date & Time : 29-Feb-2012 @ 2.00 p.m. & 01-Mar-2012 @ 10.30 a.m. > Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly), West Bengal > Habitat : Garden > The features are - > 1. Woody hook climber > 2. inflorescence axes modifies into hook-like structure > 3. green flowers turn yellowish green after attaining maturity > 4. fruits are aggregate - berries > 5. number of sepals = 3 > > ID & info help : > 1) Plant Groups by H. Mukherji > 2) Studies in Botany by Mitra, Mitra & Chaudhury > > Regards, > > Surajit Koley > -- Dr Satish Phadke
