Surajit: oyi naamer pechhone onek koshto lukhono thakhte pare... Tanay je wiki url diyechhe sheta pordle bujte perechho...
but for those of us who have no such hatred or love for mockery of a particular european class of people we dont get into this, I just said what the usual nursery trade labelled them as... nurseries are more circumspect in NE (USA) states where jewish sentiments may be hurt... Lets keep the binomials... that's more politically correct and HUMANE.. and Human.... usha di ======= ps tumi bolle na ---- where the leaves violet on both surfaces? On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Surajit Da. > Yes, Rhoeo discolor has two genomes indicated by α & β. During the meiotic > segregation chromosomes comprising of each genomes moves towards the > opposite poles. So that, each gamete has either α or β genome, hence the > heterozygous condition (αβ) is maintained in the filial generation. It is > believed that homozygous condition (αα or ββ) in Rhoeo leads to lethal > mutation. Crossing over and synapsis do happen in the chromosomes but only > at the terminal region of the arms along a restricted part. But, the > sequential and detailed stages are not quite well understood. > Regards > Tanay > > > On 2 May 2012 10:48, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sorry Tanay Ji... 'crossing over' went as 'grossing over'... see how your >> ring chromosome haunts me :) >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:34 PM, ushadi Micromini < >> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Tanay and Surajit: >>> >>> Thinking about this, several plants with spreading ground covering habit >>> or good hanging basket plants are the Zebrina and this one that Surajit >>> showed... >>> May I revise myself and say it aloud that It may be this: *Tradescantia >>> pallida* >>> >>> look at a large gallery of pictures at Daves garden at >>> >>> http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/17890/ >>> >>> and read a little more at >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_pallida.. >>> >>> >>> In my lifetime I have owned and nurtured and given away tonnes of >>> cuttings from these..esp when used as a ground cover... >>> >>> >>> ------- >>> >>> As to the original diagnosis of Surajit that this may be *Rhoeo* * >>> discolor* ... i only know what I found on the net : one side of the >>> leaf tends to be green and other (Usually the outer) becomes or looks >>> purple..) http://www.stuartxchange.org/BangkaBangkaan.html >>> >>> ... >>> >>> AND saw these bi-color leafed ground cover in Bolpur this past winter >>> in various resorts and hotels and some private gardens, very popular it was >>> this season.... did not see any flowers on them though, may be winter is >>> not their season for flowering... >>> >>> >>> Surajit's plant pictures do not seem to me to be Rhoeo discolor... it >>> looks violet on both sides...UNLESS SURAJIT TELLS US ITS TWO DIFFERENT >>> COLORS on the leaves???? >>> >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> >>> ps several plants with spreading ground covering habits that have violet >>> leaves with or without stripes are called wondering jew in the nursery >>> trade and /or colloquial daily use in different parts of the world... >>> >>> >>> ========= >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:40 PM, surajit koley < >>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Sorry Usha Di, Sorry Tanay Ji, went to another room to solve a crisis >>>> at home! >>>> >>>> Thank you for the folklore link Tanay Ji. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Usha Di. >>>>> Based on my understanding Tradescantia and Zebrina are two >>>>> completely different plant though both comes from the Commelinaceae. >>>>> I always though the later was commonly known as the wandering Jew. >>>>> And for Surajit da I am attaching a link you will come to know about the >>>>> folklore of "wandering jew". >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Jew >>>>> Tanay >>>>> >>>>> On 1 May 2012 10:24, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Usha Di, >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Wandering Jew' is a strange name! And yes, the net search using your >>>>>> keywords gave me similar flowers, but almost all the images available for >>>>>> *Zebrina* *pendula* show different leaf shape. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> surajit >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:42 PM, ushadi Micromini < >>>>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Its called the Wandering jew... purple hued leaves ... and >>>>>>> mauve-pink flowers, the leaves may even be green with magenta or violet >>>>>>> stripes. >>>>>>> googling will get you many images with flowers... >>>>>>> Wondering jew is called Zebrina pendula .... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> usha di >>>>>>> >>>>>>> =========== >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Tanay Bose >>>>>>> <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi All. >>>>>>>> Sorry for the informal letter size in the previous mail. I am not >>>>>>>> sure why this crazy thing happened. >>>>>>>> I apologize for the problem. >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> Tanay >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 1 May 2012 09:58, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Surajit Da. >>>>>>>>> Tradescantia spathacea is the accepted name for the plant and >>>>>>>>> Rhoeo discolor is considered as its synonym. >>>>>>>>> Tanay >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 1 May 2012 09:46, surajit koley >>>>>>>>> <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sir / Madam, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A net search on *Rhoeo* *discolor* gave me all white flowers. >>>>>>>>>> Then what this species could be? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Species : *Rhoeo* *discolor* (syn. *Tradescantia* >>>>>>>>>> *spathacea*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_spathacea>) >>>>>>>>>> ? >>>>>>>>>> Habit & Habitat : herb, pot-plant, garden >>>>>>>>>> Date : 10-03-2012, 10.00 a.m. >>>>>>>>>> Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>>>>>> Research & Teaching Assistant. >>>>>>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>>>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>>>>>> 6270 University Blvd. >>>>>>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>>>>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>>>>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>>>>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>>>>>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca <ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> >>>>>>>>> *Webpages:* >>>>>>>>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab<http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >>>>>>>>> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >>>>>>>>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>>>>> Research & Teaching Assistant. >>>>>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>>>>> 6270 University Blvd. >>>>>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>>>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>>>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>>>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>>>>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca <ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> >>>>>>>> *Webpages:* >>>>>>>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab<http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >>>>>>>> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >>>>>>>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Usha di >>>>>>> =========== >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>> Research & Teaching Assistant. >>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>> 6270 University Blvd. >>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca <ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> >>>>> *Webpages:* >>>>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >>>>> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >>>>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >>> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca <ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> > *Webpages:* > UBC Botany , Berbee Lab <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> > UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> > EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> > > > -- Usha di ===========
