Welcome sir. I myself wanted to work on this, but could never get an opportunity. I worked on the foliar aspects of Passiflora and that was one of my first scientific article ever published. Hence I have an affinity for passifloras :) Pankaj
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes really good information. I will try to check > Thanks Pankaj Ji > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Passiflora foetida for sure. >> Another high value medicinal plant. >> If someone wants to work on this, I can give one idea that this plant >> to me seems to have some trapping mechanism for insects and hence an >> insectivorous plant. In the morning you can see some tiny insects >> stuck to its glandular hairs. >> Those who want to work may check the chemical constituent of the >> liquid on the glandular hairs. If it has anything like chitinase then >> for sure this is insectivorous. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Aug 17, 9:46 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Yes P. foetida >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > > This is Passiflora for sure but not sure whether is is P. foetida. >> > > because the later is known to have a foetid (bad) smell. So one >> > > needs to check the smell of the fruits. But the leaves surely >> > > looks like P foetida. >> > > The hairy thing around the fruit is not calyx but bract. >> > > Tanay >> > >> > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Madhuri Pejaver >> > > <formpeja...@yahoo.com>wrote: >> > >> > >> is that the hairy calyx which remains persistant? It doesnot appear >> > >> as the >> > >> rind of fruit. Photos are beautiful >> > >> Madhuri >> > >> > >> --- On *Wed, 17/8/11, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com>* wrote: >> > >> > >> From: raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> >> > >> Subject: [efloraofindia:77341] Climber for ID from Mirle | 17AugAR01 >> > >> To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> > >> Date: Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, 6:20 PM >> > >> > >> *Date/Time-24 Jul 2011 04.05PM* >> > >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chunchanakatte-Mirle, Mysore dist* >> > >> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Near to a farm lake, Wild >> > >> growth* >> > >> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Climber* >> > >> *Height/Length-approx - More than 6feet * >> > >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Resembles a hand- Palmate, Whorl, >> > >> length-10cms, width-10cms, Hairy -leaves,margin and stem. * >> > >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* >> > >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >> > >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Round, 3-4cms* >> > >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- >> > >> * >> > >> * >> > >> * >> > >> *Regards* >> > >> *Raghu* >> > >> > > -- >> > > *Tanay Bose* >> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> > > Department of Botany. >> > > University of British Columbia . >> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >> > > *Webpages:* >> > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Dr Balkar Singh >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > Haryana-132103 >> > 09416262964 > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
