Thank you, Ajinkya ... was not aware of *Ipomoea palmata* ... would have confused this plant with the regular *Ipomoea cairica*. *Ipomoea palmata* ... put as synonym of *Ipomoea cairica* var. *cairica*.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 7:24 PM, ajinkya gadave <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >
