Good morning Sir. Thank you for the ID. Have a nice day. Regards, Surajit On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote:
> ... *Ipomoea marginata* (Desr.) Verdc. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:25 PM, surajit koley (Google Docs) < > surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've shared Convolvulaceae Week: Ipomoea sp. from Hooghly >> (WB)<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EAjHfDBZ2U0SLmIzwZaqBd1wuiqTs9qkNuc9T_xqwWk/edit> >> Click to open: >> >> - Convolvulaceae Week: Ipomoea sp. from Hooghly >> (WB)<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EAjHfDBZ2U0SLmIzwZaqBd1wuiqTs9qkNuc9T_xqwWk/edit> >> >> >> Sir, >> >> I thought it was some other species, not an Ipomoea aquatica. The >> reasoning behind my anticipation was - >> >> a) It is a twining climber found on roadside having ditches beside it. >> But a point to be noted is that those ditches are entirely dry >> >> b) The leaf blade is significantly broader and there is variation in >> blade-shapes >> >> c) Stem is narrower and hairy >> >> d) Stamens protrude outside of the corolla >> >> e) Anthers are purple >> >> f) Flowers are a tad smaller and appearance of the flower is a bit >> pentagonal than a perfect round shape >> >> Having been suggested by Mani Sir i too think now that it is also a Ipomoea >> aquatica, maybe slightly modified due to terrestrial adaptation. >> >> Yet a google search leads me to the following websites that contain >> similar leaves and flowers with very minute variations. Of-course wiki says >> that this plant is from North America! :- >> >> 1. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Ipomoea+pandurata >> >> 2. >> http://florapittsburghensis.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/wild-potato-vine-ipomoea-pandurata/ >> >> 3. http://www.arbolesornamentales.es/Ipomoea.htm >> >> Species : Ipomoea sp. >> >> Habit : wild twiner with hairy stem >> >> Habitat : roadside >> >> Date : 07-Mar-2012, 12-Mar-2012 >> >> Place : Gobra (Hooghly), West Bengal >> >> (images 800x600 each) >> >> flower close-up >> >> flowers >> >> underside view of a flower >> >> flower & a leaf >> >> narrow hairy stem >> >> roadside vegetation >> >> wild twiner >> >> purple anthers >> >> Regards, >> >> Surajit Koley >> >> ------------ END ---------------- >> >> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents, >> spreadsheets and presentations. >> [image: Logo for Google Docs] <https://docs.google.com> >> > >
