Dear Somnath Ji, *Aristolochia ringens* has been reported from Kalyani - http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokenrc/5538747697/ and there is an album of this plant at picasa - https://plus.google.com/photos/108822637254580012196/albums/5622797060873012545?banner=pwa
A description is available at http://www.prota4u.org/protav8.asp?g=psk&p=Aristolochia+ringens+Vahl and at http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Aristolochia_ringens/ As for food plant of common rose - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophaneura_aristolochiae#Foodplants Hope that will throw some light to your other concerns. Thank you and regards, surajit On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Paldas Photography < [email protected]> wrote: > thank you sirs, I have visited the place for the flower. there is no > flower found & the plant is young , I think. I'll take more pics of some > matured leaves & flower if available. > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:53 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Okay, Giby Sir, it cannot be *A. elegans.* >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Here we are seeing only few leaves out of hundreds and it cant be >>> anything other than *A. ringens*. >>> Otherwise we need to wait until we get the flowers that are conclusive. >>> >>> >>> Thanks and Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> On 24 August 2012 22:32, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, Giby Sir, leaf shape suggests so, but leaf apex is still not clear >>>> to me, both species shows variable apex as per images available in the net. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, It must be *A. ringens*. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and Regards, >>>>> Giby >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 24 August 2012 22:19, surajit koley >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sir, >>>>>> >>>>>> Found some herbarium and pictures of Aristolochia - >>>>>> >>>>>> *Aristolochia ringens* : >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. >>>>>> http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/SpecimenDetails.aspx?PlantID=1515 >>>>>> 2. http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Aristolochiaringens >>>>>> >>>>>> *Aristolochia littoalis* : >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. >>>>>> http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/SpecimenDetails.aspx?PlantID=26 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Aristolochia elegans* : >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Aristolochia_elegans.htm >>>>>> 2. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=V14 >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> surajit >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Santa paul >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> this is Aristolochia species. it may be Aristolochia ringens. without >>>>>>> flower it is difficult to say upto species level. but I am sure that >>>>>>> it is not Aristolochia elegans because leave tips of Aristolochia >>>>>>> elegans is obtuse. >>>>>>> On 8/20/12, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>> > From: Paldas Photography <[email protected]> >>>>>>> > Date: 13 August 2012 07:50 >>>>>>> > Subject: [efloraofindia:124151] ID Pls - is it any aristolochia ? >>>>>>> found at >>>>>>> > Kalyani >>>>>>> > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > Thanks & Regards, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Somnath Pal Das >>>>>>> > ** >>>>>>> > *** To create a “Butterfly Garden” at your premises , pls >>>>>>> contact us.* >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Happy Clicking:-* >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/somnathpaldas2 >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/somnathpaldas2/4941384184/ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/somnathpaldas2> >>>>>>> > http://color-wings-butterfly-gardening.blogspot.com/< >>>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/somnathpaldas2> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > [image: Inline image >>>>>>> > 1]<http://color-wings-butterfly-gardening.blogspot.in/> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ----------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> > Imagine This >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > One day you come out from your home >>>>>>> > and all you see is big puffs of black smoke >>>>>>> > and no trees ! >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > All you see the cars and no bird >>>>>>> > All you smell is gasoline & no flowers >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > What kind of life is that ? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Think about it... >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ..... 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