Very nice series of pictures!
Regards, Giby On 27 January 2012 12:10, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Rathinasabapathy for your appreciation > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < > brspa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Good and complete set of pictures Mam, >> >> Thanks for sharing. >> >> BRS >> >> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dec 2011 and Jan 2012 >>> >>> Sharing images of Spathiphyllum wallisii at a private society at Pune >>> >>> Family Araceae >>> >>> Common name Peace lily >>> >>> Blooms are conical clumps of small flowers borne on a stalk surrounded >>> by a large white or greenish bract. An individual flower consists of a >>> central female structure with a stigma at its center and several male >>> flowers surrounding that stigma. These male flowers are difficult to >>> observe except during male anthesis when they are actually producing >>> pollen. Flowering lasts 9 to 12 days (although the attractive white spathe >>> may be evident for weeks), with the female phase lasting 4 to 5 days, >>> followed immediately by the male phase of 4 to 6 days. Pollen is >>> continuously produced all over the spadix during the male phase. The female >>> flowers open first (i.e., are receptive to pollen) and after a period of >>> time, ‘close'. Once closed the males open to release pollen. This delay >>> between male and female flowers prevents self-pollination. Pollination is >>> mostly via flies, bees or beetles that are attracted to the flowers by >>> their odour. In the morning hours, plants produce a spicy to soap-like >>> fragrance >>> >>> The flowers turn green when they have been pollinated and seed has been >>> set. The fruit and its seeds ripen four to six months after pollination.When >>> ripe the spadix becomes soft and yellow >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> B. Rathinasabapathy >> Project Co-ordinator >> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >> 1388, Avinashi Road >> Peelamedu >> Coimbatore-641004 >> >> <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
