It is Ipomoea muricata. young fruits are edible. it is called in Malayalam as Nithya vazhuthina. Instead of brinjal it can be used in preparation of sambar
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Vijayasankar Raman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Satish, > > This looks like Ipomoea muricata. > > This species (with handsome blue flowers that used to open by 6 am and fade > early by 10 am) was dominating the annual weed flora of bangalore in 2007, > replacing the previous year's Chromolaena odorata. The year 2008 saw a > robust growth of Datura species (D. ferox, D. metel). Now the same habitats > are covered with a lush growth of Cassia tora and Cassia uniflora. > > regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > > On 9/24/09, satish pardeshi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello all >> This extensive climber was observed in the forest areas of Borkhed, >> Buldhana in December 08 >> the weak purplish stem is covered with soft prickles. the fruit and >> seeds point out towards Ipomoea species. >> i was not able to observe the flowers as the flowering season was already >> over. >> >> please help in Id. >> >> regards >> Satish Pardeshi >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ >> 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 >> -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- >> > -- Dr. C.Kunhikannan, Division of Biodiversity, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu.
