It is Ruellia tuberosa. The mature seed pods in contact with water burst out & scatter the seeds far & away. Whike exploding they make "Pitt" noise. As children we used to collect the pods & put them in water & watch them bursting with glee. Nandan
On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > Flower suggests Ruellia brittoniana (Acanthaceae), but the leaves appear > too broad. Perhaps another species? > > Regards-- > Ken. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* mani nair <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sun, May 30, 2010 8:06:00 AM > > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:36496] Flower for Id. > > Dear friends, > > Pl help me identifying this plant seen in a garden in Uruli Kanchan Ashram, > Pune. > > Date/Time- 15/5/2010 4.00 p.m > > Location- Place: Uruli Kanchan,near Pune. > Regards, > > Mani. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
