Thanks Dinesh ji.Ceropegias are never unattractive.Finding and picturising them is an out of the world experience. Regards On 3 Jan 2016 16:49, "Dinesh Valke" <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Fantastic account of the flora picture TSP Kumar ji. > The blog and pictures complement each other very well. > Joy of getting ceropegia into collection is altogether different. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 3:17 PM, tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks and regards,Garg ji >> On 3 Jan 2016 11:45, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Well written wonder lust. >>> Thanks, Kumar ji for narrating it. >>> >>> On 2 January 2016 at 19:58, tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear friends, >>>> >>>> >>>> My tryst with the Queen……………*Ceropegia elegans.* >>>> >>>> >>>> The genus Ceropegia has always been an enigma. The different floral >>>> shapes and colours have fascinated me. I had read that about 43 of the 53 >>>> species that are known to occur in India are threatened and have become >>>> rare and genetically depleted. I always searched for them, when on field >>>> duty, with no success whatsoever. They remained as elusive as quicksilver. >>>> >>>> >>>> 24-06-2014 was another day that I could not keep indoors. It >>>> was mid-monsoon. The call of the Giris, my favorite “beckoning hills,” was >>>> irresistible. The imposing cliffs, winding roads, mesmerizing mist, >>>> blinding rains and its orchid perfume always beckoned me. Unmindful of my >>>> nemesis, those cold, slithery, and bloodthirsty leeches, I set out with my >>>> team hoping to find some orchids. The day was fruitful as we could find >>>> quite a few orchids, terrestrial and epiphytic as well. >>>> >>>> >>>> The climb was arduous and my nemesis had its fair share of my >>>> blood. The sun was already behind the western hills and the light was >>>> falling rapidly. We hastened our descent hoping to get into the safety of >>>> my Bolero before it got too dark. Before getting into the vehicle, I >>>> stopped for a while to fill my lungs and to examine my shoes and socks, >>>> Bent a little, kick-dropped a couple of leeches and looked over my >>>> shoulders…! I thought that a pair of small, greenish, serpent-like eyes was >>>> watching me from among the thickets a few feet away. I stared for a while, >>>> eye-to-eye, and blinked first. Spellbound for a few seconds, I went closer. >>>> My heart missed a few beats as I realized that it was not a serpent, but an >>>> alien looking flower….! Yes. She was a *Ceropegia*….my Queen…! *I had >>>> inadvertently stumbled upon the ‘Queen of Ceropegias’ that was later >>>> identified as Ceropegia elegans by that master explorer of Ceropegias, >>>> Mr.Sushant More. * >>>> >>>> >>>> She has been a lucky mascot for me because later on I could >>>> meet her mates as well during the year. *Ceropegia juncea, Ceropegia >>>> biflora, Ceropegia candelabrum and the *King himself,* Ceropegia >>>> gardneri…!* I have been recapitulating 24-06-2014 every now and then >>>> ever since. >>>> >>>> The images I took that day, in the falling light, are my treasure and >>>> occupy a prime place in my heart and archives as well. Hence she is my >>>> 'Flora picture of the year' >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> tspkumar >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>> >>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>> >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >>> world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or >>> Efloraofindia >>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). >>> >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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