Thanks Karthigeyan ji, Ritesh ji, Katarina ji for the ID. Regards Prashant On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 3:12 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A reply: > "Dear all, > Katarina is 100% correct. This is Hydnophytum formicarum (Rubiaceae) the > famous ant plant. This plant mostly occurs in Mangrove trees but i have > noticed them also in high altitude areas like Mount Harriet, Mount ford and > Saddle peak in Andaman Islands. This is a very interesting plant having a > bulb with numerous channels in it housing ant colonies. The ants in turn > helps to protect herbivory to some extent but the main advantage to the > plant if the excreta and other residues left but ant provides nutrition to > the plant. > Thanks and regards, > Karthi" > Thanks, Dr.K. Karthigeyan > > > On 16 May 2011 08:24, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “Great. I imagine, I have seen such bigger *galls *in mangrove only in >> >> Bhitarkanika. >> And I think, there are two different species of orchids too. >> Pankaj” >> >> >> >> *“Is this not a Hydnophytum or Mymecodia?* Antplants that grow >> >> epiphytically and can become quite large. It seems like the shoots >> growing out of the "ball" has the right shape on the leaves. >> >> I have just returned from theAndamans but only saw Hydnophytum on >> Mount Harriet. >> >> Regards >> Katarina” >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> >> Date: 31 December 2010 16:13 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:58367] Flora of Andaman 11- 311210-PKA2 >> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Dear Friends, >> I had spotted this almost Football size bulb on a Mangrove tree at >> Baratang (Andaman & Nicobar). >> >> Date/Time: 22-12-2010 / 09:30AM >> Location: Mangrove forest cover at Baratang >> Habitat: Wild >> >> regards >> Prashant >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >> 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 Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1580 members & >> 66,000 messages on 30/3/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of >> around 4500 species) >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > 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 Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & > 69,000 messages on 30/4/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 4500 species) > >
