Thanks a lot Dr Gurcharan, Vijayshankar ji, Pudji ji & Dr Satish. It is really interesting to know that it is a popular edible plant. There is no waterbody nearby... it had rained at night around ten days back and I took the pictures the following morning. Tks again for all the fascinating info.
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Satish ji > Water body may not always be necessary for this plant where sometimes bare > moist soil may be enough. I was surprised a find one patch in Delhi growing > along roadside, partially rising (climbing) along the fencing. Perhaps rain > water collected in monsoon was enough to set it growing, and it survived long > after ground was more or less dry, flowering profusely. > > > -- > 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 Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I agree with the other responsees. Water laden stem; purple tinge goes in >> favour of Ipomoea aquatica(My perception) >> Simple question....any water body nearby to confirm this?? >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Rashmi Khiani <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> This plant / herb (?) was trailing along the surface of the ground, the >>> leaves I found quite pretty and took some pictures in Mumbai. Hope it would >>> be possible to id it. >>> >>> -- >>> Kind regards, Rashmi >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> > > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- > > > -- Kind regards, Rashmi --
