Thanks for the ID Sweta ji. Nice informations about the seeds of this plant.
cheers! Shantanu : ) Shantanu Bhattacharya. B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology) University of Calcutta. Teaching Faculty. Dept. of Biology. Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). Joka. Kolkata. On Sep 11, 11:27 am, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems to be *Ruellia*, belonging to *Acanthaceae* family. > Interesting thing about seeds of this plant - when the dry seeds are dropped > into water, they crackle just like Rye in hot oil. This is due to > specialised structures called *Jaculators* present in them. > > Regards, > > Shweta > > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Hi > > got this nice mauve flower growing beside a canal in my locality (Kolkata). > > Can someone give the name of the species? > > > regards > > Shantanu :) > > > Shantanu Bhattacharya. > > B.Sc, M.Sc (Zoology) > > University of Calcutta. > > Teaching Faculty. > > Dept. of Biology. > > Vivekananda Mission School(ICSE). > > Joka. Kolkata.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
