For sure but this is some member of Convolvulaceae, as i have studied this family during my Masters course
Regards, Sheetal Pachpande On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... fruits of *Operculina turpethum* do not look like these ... could be > of some other plant. > Do not remember seeing such dried sepals below the fruit ... overlapping > coverings of *O. turpethum* fruit open to show seeds closely held. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:17 PM, sheetal chaudhari < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This is not a Mangrove fruit. This belongs to family Convolvulaceae, >> probably dried fruit of* Operculina turpethum.* >> >> Regards, >> Sheetal Pachpande >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends, >>> Seen these dried fruits of a Mangrove near Gorai, Mumbai. No clue to me >>> about its ID. >>> >>> Date/Time: 26-02-2011 / 5:30PM >>> Habitat: Wild, Mangrove >>> Plant Habit: Climber >>> >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >> >> >
