Extremely sorry Sir for my misspelling in my earlier reply post. I wanted to say -
Thank you Sir. It's all because of this great 'efloraofindia' group with all its nicest persons. My perception of the flora world completely changed overnight. Regards, Surajit On Tuesday, 13 March 2012 08:46:00 UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > Great observations and analysis Surajit ji > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 7:34 AM, surajit koley < > surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > >
