Thank you so much, Dinesh-ji for your prompt ID of the object of 'my leech experience''. By the way, I found that the Swertia plant (that beautiful flower that I posted earlier) is also a very popular host for leeches. Regards, sushmita
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... *Thunbergia fragrans* ... sweet clock-vine, white lady • Hindi: चिमीन > chimin • Kannada: ಇಮ್ದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa • Malayalam: noorvan-valli • > Marathi: चिमीन chimine • Tamil: இந்திரன்புட்பம் inthiraanputpam > Regards. > > > > > > > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> here is my third post of the day from North Bengal. I will never forget >> this one as I got several leeches while photograhing it in the Chapramari >> forest area. It was a creeper on a wayside shrub with the large leaves as >> seen in the first photo. The flowers had a mild fragrance. >> >> Would appreciate ID help/confirmation. >> >> Thank you. >> Sushmita Jha >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

