Didi, That 'borocalendula' leaf looked like some *Aloe* sp. But i maybe wrong, it might be some other monocot leaf. However, my friend called it 'Boroline plant' and he insisted that he used it as boroline alternative in winter!
Regards, surajit On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 7:57 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Surajit, I have never torn a leaf from my plants that I care for... > when they die (and they do often in very humid indoor environ during > monsoon months) I have not torn and smelled the pulp ... next time I am at > a nursery that may have plants that they are trying to root leaves I will > ask if we can do the olfactory test!!! > > Usha di > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 7:14 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Didi, >> >> Though i saw one or two species of these plants, as i said earlier, i >> skipped taking photographs, because i knew this is not my cup of tea. In >> fact entire flora world seemed (and still now, if you are not there) very >> tough to cope with. >> >> I remember someone showed me part of a leaf, i think belong to this >> group, that contained vaseline like substance inside it. This 'vaseline' >> smelled like a well known winter-care cream, 'borocalendula'! >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 7:02 AM, ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes Surajit its a very interesting group of plants >>> mainly from southern african continent.... >>> now the nursery trade had many more of natural and hybrids in India, USA >>> and SE ASIA.. >>> seems not so well studied though some "books" are available... >>> hybridizes crazily among its own.. grows very slowly but people claim >>> they get seeds... >>> I have yet to get them... may be we dont have the right kind of natural >>> pollinators in India for these, or our pollinators have not discovered >>> them, or dont like them or there is not a critical mass of these flowers in >>> any one locale for the insects to know they are there.... >>> >>> classification is often a problem... >>> but regardless I enjoy their beauty and slow growing houseplant habit... >>> >>> Usha di >>> ========= >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:37 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Didi, >>>> >>>> Though i have noticed these plants in urban balconies, also displayed >>>> by local sapling vendors, i haven't photographed any. It is a new genera to >>>> me. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 8:00 AM, ushadi Micromini < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nidhan: I found this at our flower show in January this year... being >>>>> grown in Assam nurseries for the north american nursery trade and are just >>>>> becoming popular here for the last few years... this year it seems they >>>>> were all flowering ... most Howarthias have flowers which look similar to >>>>> me at least a and a few others like a user named Palmbob at Daves garden >>>>> ... see his write up at >>>>> http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/471/ >>>>> >>>>> My howarthia is NOT H. limifolia... look closely the white lines are >>>>> flat and vertical , not raised and lateral that limifolia demands... YET >>>>> FLOWERS are very similar to yours... that's the point Geoff Stein/palmbob >>>>> is making.. in the link above... >>>>> >>>>> As we keep getting more and more Howarthias .. it will be very >>>>> interesting... So far I have experience with 5 varieties... none have >>>>> flowered except the one I am showing today... >>>>> >>>>> Usha di >>>>> == >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 6:17 AM, Nidhan Singh < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Many Many Thanks Dr. Jacob for prompt and detailed reply...this was >>>>>> long pending with me. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>>>>> Department of Botany >>>>>> I.B. (PG) College >>>>>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>>>>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Usha di >>>>> =========== >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > >
