I think Correctly speaking *Salvadora persica* is called as Mangrove associate.
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Of course it was growing on *Salvadora persica* roots. There were a lot > of these shrubs. > I guess it is a mangrove plant. > > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Ushadi micromini < > microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is a strange little "plant" parasitizes the tooth pick plant >> called meswak ... if I remember it... can not grow without it... >> >> but how did it get to the mangrove neighborhood from the high desert >> of the biblical times??/ >> >> Does meswak grow in mangrove areas? >> >> >> >> usha di >> ======== >> >> On Jan 8, 7:44 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Wonderful golden collage, Prashant ... and many thanks to you and >> Satish ji >> > for recounting the memorable trip. >> > Would like to pass on this credit of showing this strange and beautiful >> > plant to Shrikant ji; with whom I had been there a week or so earlier. >> > Regards. >> > Dinesh >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > Thanks Prashant >> > > I will always remember those fond memories of our Flower hunting >> trip. >> > > I was feeling for a long time that some of the group members should >> go for >> > > such visits together. It compliments each other. Somehow we could >> manage it >> > > that time. >> > > How can I forget the Sharbat you served us in the canopy of trees >> behind >> > > Vasai fort and some good foodstuff brought by Dinesh ji too. >> > > Thanks again for reminding me of those memories. >> > > Satish >> > >> > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> Dear Friends, >> > >> > >> Here i am sharing the photograph of *Cistanche tubulosa* ( Family: >> Orobanchaceae) >> > >> as "Flora Picture of the year-2011". >> > >> > >> This was photographed at Gorai (at the outskirts of Mumbai). >> > >> > >> Regards >> > >> Prashant >> > >> > > -- >> > > Dr Satish Phadke >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Dr Satish Phadke