I like their flowers very much and trying to have atleast 12 different Passifloras in my College. Till now have only 4 sp
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Welcome sir. I myself wanted to work on this, but could never get an > opportunity. I worked on the foliar aspects of Passiflora and that was > one of my first scientific article ever published. Hence I have an > affinity for passifloras :) > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Yes really good information. I will try to check > > Thanks Pankaj Ji > > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < > sahanipan...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Passiflora foetida for sure. > >> Another high value medicinal plant. > >> If someone wants to work on this, I can give one idea that this plant > >> to me seems to have some trapping mechanism for insects and hence an > >> insectivorous plant. In the morning you can see some tiny insects > >> stuck to its glandular hairs. > >> Those who want to work may check the chemical constituent of the > >> liquid on the glandular hairs. If it has anything like chitinase then > >> for sure this is insectivorous. > >> Pankaj > >> > >> > >> On Aug 17, 9:46 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Yes P. foetida > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > This is Passiflora for sure but not sure whether is is P. foetida. > >> > > because the later is known to have a foetid (bad) smell. So one > >> > > needs to check the smell of the fruits. But the leaves surely > >> > > looks like P foetida. > >> > > The hairy thing around the fruit is not calyx but bract. > >> > > Tanay > >> > > >> > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Madhuri Pejaver > >> > > <formpeja...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> > > >> > >> is that the hairy calyx which remains persistant? It doesnot appear > >> > >> as the > >> > >> rind of fruit. Photos are beautiful > >> > >> Madhuri > >> > > >> > >> --- On *Wed, 17/8/11, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > >> > > >> > >> From: raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> > >> > >> Subject: [efloraofindia:77341] Climber for ID from Mirle | > 17AugAR01 > >> > >> To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > >> > >> Date: Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, 6:20 PM > >> > > >> > >> *Date/Time-24 Jul 2011 04.05PM* > >> > >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chunchanakatte-Mirle, Mysore dist* > >> > >> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Near to a farm lake, Wild > >> > >> growth* > >> > >> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Climber* > >> > >> *Height/Length-approx - More than 6feet * > >> > >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Resembles a hand- Palmate, Whorl, > >> > >> length-10cms, width-10cms, Hairy -leaves,margin and stem. * > >> > >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > >> > >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > >> > >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Round, 3-4cms* > >> > >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > >> > >> * > >> > >> * > >> > >> * > >> > >> *Regards* > >> > >> *Raghu* > >> > > >> > > -- > >> > > *Tanay Bose* > >> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > >> > > Department of Botany. > >> > > University of British Columbia . > >> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >> > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >> > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > >> > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > >> > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > >> > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > >> > > *Webpages:* > >> > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > >> > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > >> > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Regards > >> > > >> > Dr Balkar Singh > >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > >> > Arya P G College, Panipat > >> > Haryana-132103 > >> > 09416262964 > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "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 > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
