Thanks for a possible id. Will wait for expert comments. Regards, Aarti On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 2:20 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “*Ipomoea batatas > *Family: Convolvulaceae > Sweet Potato Vine” from Ajinkya ji. > > > > “Yea, could be ipomea batatas with variegated leaves that develop pinkto > red tinges... > have seen some in southern states as street plantings in recenttimes... > > though for your plant better wait and see if it flowers... i. batatas > will have pink-mauve ipomea like flowers with deep reddish/pink center... > > Though variegated ivy is well known, never seen one with pinkish/reddish > tinge... > but never say never... > > One way right now...is to look and feel the leaves... > batatas leaves are somewhat softer than Ivy leaves, which in turn are some > what leathery to feel... > > and leaf pedicle is longer in batatas than in ivy, at least in colder > climes... > do not know what happens in the tropics with high humidity... > > Aarti, did this help? Ha ha... > Usha di” > > > > “Yes I also have that doubt. Aarti ji, can you share another photograph > showing general habit of the plant. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > "Gurcharan ji...I have only the above picture of this creeper. > Will try and take some more during next visit. > Regards, > Aarti" > > "Yes *may be Ipomoea batatas > *Sweet Potato > Today brought a similar vine from a nursery. They called this as > Shakarkand ki Bel. " from Balkar ji. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Date: 24 July 2011 00:24 > Subject: [efloraofindia:74925] Garden Creeper for ID : 230711 : AK-3 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Taken on the 14th of April, 2008 at Racca Nursery,Nasik. > A small garden creeper, cultivated. > No flowers seen. > Is it Ivy creeper? > Aarti > > > > -- > 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 Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1725 members & > 85,000 messages on 30/9/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of around 5500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
