this is *I**pomoea palmata*. *railway creeper* On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Amar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > > I have attached two crops of pics of a flower and its plant that I took on > Saturday. The following information is available: > > > Date/Time- 2012-06-16 / 10:00 hrs > > Location- Malawli Village near Pune located at an altitude of about 620 > metres. > > Habitat- Wild > > Plant Habit- Appeared to be a large Shrub > > Height- Around 2 metres > > Leaves- Slender > > Flowers Size- 2.5 to 3 inches Colour - Light Purple > > > Please excuse the pic for leaf size comparison as it was windy and I could > not focus well enough. Please let me know what flower it could be. > > > As an aside, can anyone here please put me in touch with a zoologist, > especially someone who has knowledge about crustaceans? Or can someone > direct me to an appropriate forum? I have clicked a few pics of land crabs > found near Lohagad Fort in Pune that I would like to be identified. Help on > the crab IDs would be great! > > > Thanks and regards, > > > Amar > > > > >

