Good morning Usha Di, Thank you very very much for elaborating on *T. alata* & *T. grandiflora* and those links. I thought KEW was the last word! I hope NYBG stands for The New York Botanical Garden.
Regards, surajit On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 7:39 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > yes Surajit > grows at the hort and elliot park on chowringhee and many places in and > around the canals in shyambazar etc... saw them during the whirlwind > durgapuja pandal hopping a couple of years ago.... > > your second question I think is the Thunbergia alata... its well accepted > that thunbergia alata is a distinctly different species... it had different > structure of flowers and leaf... > I am enclosing a picture here, from NYBG where plants are displayed with > labels once it s classified by their botanists and horticulturists team... > I value their opinion above any website for sure... > > this was labelled a* t. alata orange flowers*... did not photograph the > label because I have my self had been growing the typical Yellow flowered > t. alata vine for many many years as part of my nostalgia of India > garden... t. alata is south african origin as far as I know.. ..yet my > Grandma's garden on the east coast or the west coast always had them almost > growing like wild ... this link shows both colors.... > http://www.plantzafrica.com/planttuv/thunbergalata.htm > > To confuse the issue its also called *black eyed susan* by some areas of > the english speaking world including popular name in seed catalogues and > popular flower for cutflower trade in USA and europe and now grows wild > in the meadows all over...and by the roadsides ....this Black eyed susan is > *Rudbeckia hirta of Aster family... * > http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/black-eyed_susan.htm > ecologically an important plant, its considered so at least in the USA > you'll see that in the site above..... > enjoy > Usha di > > > > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 6:30 AM, satyendra tiwari <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Surjit ji, >> I hope new comers will learn from your posts. How to do homework before >> posting it on Eflora. >> Nice Pictures. A similar plant is growing on fence in village Tala Umaria >> M.P. I will check when it flowers. >> Regards. >> Satyendra >> >> >> On 19 August 2012 01:41, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes Surajit >>> Very nice photographs >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 12:38 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Sir, >>>> >>>> KEW says *Thunbergia grandiflora* Roxb. is a synonym of T*hunbergia >>>> alata* Bojer ex >>>> Sims.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-100139>But 'google >>>> search' gives all yellow flowers for T >>>> *hunbergia alata* Bojer ex Sims ! >>>> >>>> Species : *Thunbergia grandiflora* >>>> Roxb.<http://www.tropicos.org/name/100139?projectid=27> >>>> Habit & Habitat : climber, found outside a residence >>>> Date : 18/8/12, 4.41 P.M. >>>> Place : Barijahati (Hooghly) >>>> website visited : >>>> >>>> 1. >>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242352257 >>>> 2. >>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242352257 >>>> 3. >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/EzseeCmIDok/discussion >>>> 4. >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/lyVN2BHvQEc/discussion >>>> >>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Satyendra K.Tiwari. >> Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader >> H.NO <http://h.no/> 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. >> M.P. India 484-661 >> Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take >> no responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour >> to let you know as soon as we know of such changes. >> To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography >> http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com >> http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com >> SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT). >> http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15 >> Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor >> 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209 >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > > > > --
