Thanks Surajit I loved seeing the winged stem any more pics of the stem?
and look forward to you pics of the open flowers usha di On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:29 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > As i told > yesterday<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/qhHqlSg16B8/discussion>the > convolvulaceae > week<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/wjplZ8W7t8A/discussion>still > goes on ringing into my mind...... ! > Balkar Sir, the Hero of the Convolvulaceae Week posted a member at - > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/v0uQhLe41_Y/discussion. > > Keys of Convolvulaceae - > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10216&key_no=2#KEY-2-20 > > I have been watching this twiner since then. It took long time to show me > its buds. Well, buds only, no flower yet! > > The most interesting part of my story is that it was growing alongside > *Ipomoea > alba* > L.<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/EU3lN8oTVS8/discussion>, > often intertwined with the later. Who knew that it would also turn out > another convolvulaceae one day!!! > > Species : *Operculina turpethum* (L.) Silva Manso > Habit & Habitat : wild twiner, as gigantic as *Ipomoea alba*, winged > stem, leaves size equals that of *Ipomoea alba* but with more prominent > venation > Date : 19/10/12, 10 a.m. > Place : Kamarkundu (Hooghly) > > Thank you & Regards, > > surajit > > > > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
