Again Lovely Shots On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Nidhan Singh <nidhansingh...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Dear All, > > This one is* Trichosanthes cucumerina** Linn., Sp. Pl. 1008;* > > ** > > *Vern.*: Rambel, Jangli Chichinda.* * > > A climbing or spreading, scabrous, stout, annual herb. Leaves > kidney-shaped, on about 2 cm long petiole, 5-10 cm in diameter, 3-7-lobed, > lobes obtuse or acute, base notched, hairy on both surfaces. Flowers > monosexual, white with fimbriate petals. Male flowers in axillary racemes, > on paired peduncles. Sepals short, triangular. Petals white, > lanceolate-oblong. Female flowers shortly-stalked, solitary, axillary. > Fruits ovoid-fusiform, pointed, red when ripe with white streaks. Seeds > embedded in a reddish pulp, compressed. > Shot from vicinity of Panipat at different times. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
