I imagine if someone has a proper key for Passion flowers. Please share. Pankaj
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > This may not be P. caerulea as I said it's difficult to conclude from > these pics. There are many hybrids and similar looking species. > Passiflora caerulea may not necessarily have 5 lobed leaves as per its > description. Number of lobes may vary according to the age of the > plant as well as the nutrients available as per my personal experience > of growing some species of Passiflora. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> To me this plant does not look like Passiflora caerulea in which leaves are >> usually 5-lobed (number of lobes if taxonomic character in this genus) and >> stipules large and reniform (linear here). This could be P. incarnata but >> not typical one in which petals are not ornamented, it is perhaps a cultivar >> of it. I have both from California and would upload them soon. >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Its hard to make out the species of this plant. To me it looks like >>> Passiflora caerulea. >>> Neelkamal or KrishnaKamal is actually not passion flower as per my >>> knowledge, it should be some blue water lilly as per logic. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Aug 14, 11:01 am, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Till today I was under the impression that Passion flower is only of >>> > blue >>> > colour as I had seen only blue passion flower. But today I learned to my >>> > surprise that it is also whitish and red in colour. I have always >>> > wondered >>> > why does the same flower have different colours other eg. like >>> > Hibiscus, >>> > Rose Any explanation? >>> > >>> > I also want to share some interesting info I came across about Krishna >>> > kamal/ Passion flower >>> > >>> > So, long story behind the name Krishna Kamal. There are (apparently) a >>> > 100 >>> > of those blue petals - one for each of the Kauravas, and 5 of the green >>> > ones >>> > in the centre - one for each of the Pandavas. The green bulb in the >>> > centre >>> > symbolises the Pandava queen Draupadi, and the three filaments are for >>> > the >>> > holy trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiv. AND the white radial in the centre >>> > is >>> > the Sudarshan chakra of Lord Krishna. >>> > >>> > Bhagyashri >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> > > Beautiful photographs. >>> > >>> > > On Aug 13, 3:45 pm, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > > > Dear all, >>> > > > I would like to share the pictures of Passion flower creeper in my >>> > > > garden >>> > >>> > > > Date 13/08/2011 time 4.00pm >>> > > > Location District Pune ;State :Maharashtra >>> > >>> > > > Habitat- Garden >>> > >>> > > > Plant Habit- Climber >>> > >>> > > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-beautiful purple flowers >>> > >>> > > > Other Information like Fragrance Wonderful sweet fragrance >>> > >>> > > > Regards >>> > > > Bhagyashri >>> > >>> > > > k3.jpg >>> > > > 596KViewDownload >>> > >>> > > > k1.jpg >>> > > > 509KViewDownload >>> > >>> > > > k2.jpg >>> > > > 478KViewDownload >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > -- *********************************************** "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
