Thank you so much, sir. This makes it quite clear. Best wishes, Viplav
PS: I believe you meant "Male" catkin in your email. 2012/8/20 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Female catkin looks much different. It would have four stamens in place of > ovary and stigmas. Here is mine from Delhi. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 7:05 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you, Rathinasabapathy ji. >> >> Best wishes, Viplav >> >> 2012/8/19 Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <[email protected]> >> >>> Nice pictures. >>> Thanks for sharing. >>> >>> On 8/19/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > *Morus alba* is flowering near my home in Kandivali, North Mumbai. Have >>> > been observing it since the last couple of years and it flowers twice >>> in a >>> > year - once in the summer [February-April] and then in the monsoon >>> [late >>> > July-September]. >>> > >>> > Have attached a picture of the inflorescence [around 1.5 to 2 cms] and >>> the >>> > emerging fruit. I am not very sure if these are the male or the female >>> > flowers. >>> > >>> > Best wishes, Viplav >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> B. Rathinasabapathy >>> Project Co-ordinator >>> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >>> 1388, Avinashi Road >>> Peelamedu >>> Coimbatore-641004 >>> >>> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > --

