I think C. epithymum is a species closer to C. europaea in having flowers in globose heads and is characterised by having tetramerous flowers, whereas this one has pentamerous flowers.
-- 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, Oct 2, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Gurcharan ji, Balkar ji and Tanay, > Thanks for the id. > I saw this creeper for the first time so had no clue as to what it > could be. > Regards, > Aarti > > On Oct 1, 6:28 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think id of Tanay is Right > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Is it by any chance Cuscuta epithymum > > > Tanay > > > > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:39 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >> I hope Cuscuta chinensis > > >> Perhaps close up of flower would help further. > > > > >> -- > > >> 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 Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >>> Balkar ji, > > >>> Thanks for the clues....let us wait for others to comment. > > >>> Regards, > > >>> Aarti > > > > >>> On Oct 1, 10:21 am, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > Any cuscuta sp > > > > >>> > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Aarti S. Khale < > aarti.kh...@gmail.com > > >>> >wrote: > > > > >>> > > Taken at Pahalgam, Kashmir on the 8th of Sept, 2011. > > >>> > > Tiny white flowers resembling bells, creeper was growing on > another > > >>> tree. > > >>> > > Pahalgam is at a height of 2740 metres above sea level. > > > > >>> > > Aarti > > > > >>> > -- > > >>> > Regards > > > > >>> > Dr Balkar Singh > > >>> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > >>> > Arya P G College, Panipat > > >>> > Haryana-132103 > > >>> > 09416262964 > > > > > -- > > > *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 >
