This is very strange. Does this bug love Euphorbiaceae plants? If anyone can throw some light on this. May be it loves Euphorbian latex :)) I have seen it on Securinega most of the times. Regards Pankaj
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks to Nayan ji who had provided me this ID long ago !! > This herbaceous shrub is not a climbing herb as much have observed in > forests around Thane ... though of course, the plant often grows slant up to > a metre or two. > > Regards. > Dinesh. > > > > > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Perfect. Thanks Dinesh for the ID. I had seen this plant for the first >> time. >> >> I had spotted 2 beetles on it and both gave good pose to my camera. >> >> regards >> Prashant >> >> 2011/2/16 Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >>> >>> Baliospermum montanum ... commonly known as: red physic nut, wild castor, >>> wild croton, wild sultan seed • Bengali: দন্তী danti, দন্তিগাছ dantigaacha • >>> Hindi: दन्ती danti • Kannada: ದಮ್ತಿ damti, ಕಾಡು ಹರಳು kaadu haralu, ನಾಗದಮ್ತಿ >>> naagadamti • Konkani: baktumbo • Malayalam: ചെറിയദന്തി ceriyadanthi, >>> നാഗദന്തി naagadanthi • Marathi: दंती danti, कातरी katari • Nepalese: अजय पाल >>> ajaya pal, दुधे झार dudhe jhaar • Oriya: ଏକ ପ୍ରକାରର ଔଷଧ • Sanskrit: दन्ती >>> danti, दन्तिका dantika, दीर्घ dirgha, एरण्डपत्रिका erandhapatrika, एरण्डफला >>> erandhaphala, मकूलकः makulakah, नागदन्ती nagadanti, नागविन्ना nagavinna, >>> निकुम्भः nikumbha, प्रत्यक्श्रेणी pratyaksreni, रेचनी rechani, रूक्षा >>> ruksha, शीघ्रा shigra, विशल्य vishalya, उडुम्बरपर्णी udumbaraparni • Tamil: >>> பேயாமணக்கு pey-amanakku • Telugu: అడవి ఆముదము adavi amudamu, కొండ ఆముదము >>> kond amudamu, నేల జీడి nela jidi, నేపాళము nepalamu >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Friends, >>>> >>>> I had seen this climbing herb at CBD Belapur hills, Navi Mumbai. >>>> >>>> Date/Time: 16-02-2011 / 09:15AM >>>> Location: CBD Belapur Hills, Navi Mumbai >>>> Habitat: Wild >>>> Plant Habit: Herb (around 1m long) >>>> Leaves: Alternate >>>> Flowers: Yellow, Flower head around 3 to 4mm. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Prashant >>> >> > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India