Yes, many thanks, Satish ji ... it is resolved to *A. murrayi*. Regards.
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Pardeshi S. <satishparde...@gmail.com>wrote: > can it be Arisaema murrayi > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbrookes/2590229214/ > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > On Jul 2, 9:35 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Tanay, many thanks for your efforts. Am not convinced with *A. > > tortuosum* because its spathe is normally green all over including the > limb. > > Moreover, the plant has 2 - 3 leaves, unlike solitary that is seen for > this > > plant. > > > > Many thanks to Prashant; he suggested *A. murrayi* ... this plant has > > characteristic pink / purple hue on the white spathe, which is missing in > > the plant in attached photos. > > Re looked the photos of other plants in the same vicinity, found them to > > have the purple colouration in various degrees, > > > > Thus considering this plant to be A. murrayi; > > > > Attached are cropped versions of two other plants for supporting the ID. > > > > Thanks and regards. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:42 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear Dinesh Ji , > > > I am quite sure it is yet to grow , if this would have been a mature > spadix > > > it would have turned some what black in colour which me too have noted > but > > > here the colour is completely green which denoted its immaturity and > hence > > > will still grow. I have checked it with "Flowers of Himalaya" By Oleg > > > Polunin & Adam Stainton [Plate No 128] confirms the description. I am > > > attaching the scanned copy of the picture and description from the > book. > > > Regards > > > Tanay > > > > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >> But Tanay, > > >> ... Spadix appendage 8-19 cm long , stout, at first curved and then > *prolonged > > >> upright beyond the limb* ... > > >> *is not observed* here in this plant. > > > > >> OR is it that the spadix is yet to grow ? > > > > >> Regards. > > > > >> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:14 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >>> Pakistan | Family List | Araceae | Arisaema > > >>> *Arisaema tortuosum* var. *curvatum* (Roxb.) Engler in Pflanzenr. 4, > 23 > > >>> F: 191. 1920. > > > > >>> *Vern.:* ‘Kiriki kukri’. > > > > >>> *Arisaema* *curvatum* (Roxb.) Kunth > > >>> *Arum* *curvatum* Roxb. > > > > >>> Usually monoecious but sometimes paradioecious. Leaves (1-)2, pedate; > > >>> leaflets 11-13, linear to lanceolate, 9-19 x 0.6-1.7 (-2.5) cm. > Spathe > > >>> longer than the foliage, green, ribbed; tube 5.4-5 cm long, > cylindrical, > > >>> gradually broadening into an ovate, caudate-acuminate limb, larger > than the > > >>> tube. Spadix appendage 8-19 cm long , stout, at first curved and then > > >>> prolonged upright beyond the limb, black when dry. In monoecious > forms the > > >>> male zone longer than the female. Stamens stalked; anther dehiscence > porose. > > >>> Ovary ovoid, c. 1.5 mm long; style short, stigma discoid, papillate. > Berry > > >>> 6-7 mm broad. Seeds 4-5, ± angular-ovoid, testa rugose, coriaceous, > > >>> yellowish-brown. > > > > >>> *Fl. Per.:* June July. > > > > >>> Type: Nepal, *Wallich* 8926 (K). > > > > >>> Distribution: Temperate and subtropical Himalaya, Baluchistan, W. > China > > >>> and N. Burma. > > > > >>> Not common. The shape of the leaflets varies from linear-lanceolate > to > > >>> lanceolate. The colour of the anthers is bright yellow to white (fide > > >>> Collett, l.c. 540). The type variety *tortuosum* (*Arum tortuosum* > Wall. > > >>> Pl. Asia, Rar. 2: 10, t. 114. 1830) differs in the broad > elliptic-ovate to > > >>> oblong-lanceolate leaves (4.6-10 x 2-4 cm) and the purple anthers > (fide > > >>> Collett, l.c.). Collett mentions that it is also earlier flowering. > Its > > >>> distribution is from Simla east to Burma. > > > > >>> A root extract is used as a vermifuge for cattle. > > >>> Tanay > > > > >>> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >>>> Dear friends, > > >>>> This cobra lily does not have the tell-tale pink hue that is seen in > *Arisaema > > >>>> murrayi*, the spadix ends within the hood of the spathe -- assumimg > > >>>> therefore it may not be *A. tortuosum*. > > >>>> ID please. > > > > >>>> Date/Time : June 27, 2010 at 3.20pm IST > > >>>> Location Place : near Pavana lake > > >>>> Altitude : about 600 - 700 m (above mean sea level) > > >>>> GPS : not sure of location > > > > >>>> Habitat : wild > > >>>> Type : slopes > > > > >>>> Plant > > >>>> Habit : tuberous herb > > >>>> Height : about 30 cm > > >>>> Length : - not a climber - > > > > >>>> Leaves > > >>>> Type : digitate leaf with 5 leaflets > > >>>> Shape : leaflet - elliptic, pointed at both ends. > > >>>> Size : about 12 cm x 8 cm > > > > >>>> Inflorescence > > >>>> Type : spadix > > >>>> Size : do not know > > > > >>>> Flowers > > >>>> Size : do not know > > >>>> Colour : do not know > > >>>> Calyx : do not know > > >>>> Bracts : light green spathe blending to pure white > > > > >>>> Fruits > > >>>> Type : berries > > >>>> Shape : do not know > > >>>> Size : do not know > > >>>> Seeds : do not know > > > > >>>> Other Info > > >>>> Fragrance : do not know > > >>>> Pollinator : do not know > > >>>> Uses : do not know > > > > >>>> Regards. > > > > >>>> -- > > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. > > >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > . > > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > >>>> . > > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > >>> -- > > >>> Tanay Bose > > >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > >>> 9830439691(Mobile) > > > > > -- > > > Tanay Bose > > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > > 9830439691(Mobile) > > > > > > > > P1190756_cropped.jpg > > 86KViewDownload > > > > P1190752_cropped.jpg > > 112KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > 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. 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