Garg ji Could you kindly send information about the plant Place? Wild or cultivated? Shrub or climber? Any fruits? size and colour when mature
* -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ * On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:19 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “ I believe it is Solanum wendlandii. The prickly petioles are a good > identifying characteristic. > > Regards-- > Ken Greby.” > > > > “Thanks, Kenneth ji, > Seems to match. > Links for Solanum wendlandii (Costa Rica Nightshade, Giant Potato Vine, > Paradise Flower): http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31442/ (Dave's > Garden), > http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2770(some > details), > http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_0d0b.html (details w.r.t. > gardening), ” from me. > > > > “Hi J.M.Garg. I just looked at your pictures of *Solanum wendlandii* > (File:Solanum > wendlandii (Costa Rica Nightshade) W IMG > 6700.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solanum_wendlandii_(Costa_Rica_Nightshade)_W_IMG_6700.jpg>and > File:Solanum_wendlandii_(Costa_Rica_Nightshade)_W2_IMG_6700.jpg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solanum_wendlandii_(Costa_Rica_Nightshade)_W2_IMG_6700.jpg>) > and I'm not quite sure, if they are identified correctly. According to > [2]<http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/solanaceaesource/taxonomy/description-detail.jsp?spnumber=6306>, > the shape of the corolla should be rotate-pentagonal, not star shaped like > in your specimen. Furthermore, the style should be straight, the picture > clearly shows a curved style. Maybe it would be best to move the pictures to > Category:Unidentified > Solanum<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Unidentified_Solanum>for > now? All the best, -- > Carstor <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Carstor> > (talk<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Carstor>) > 09:50, 12 February 2011 (UTC)” from Wikimedia. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Date: 27 March 2009 13:33 > Subject: For Id Solanum species 270309Jm1 > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > At Edermundi island in Krishna WS in A.P. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members & > 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on > 15/12/10) > >
