I think these pictures are of Pancratium triflorum, as pointed out by Dinesh. The book Flowers of Sahyadri illustrates the two species well. The stamens are enclosed by a conical structure formed by a membrane - this structure is very narrow in P. parvum whereas in P. triflorum it is wide and its margin is cut into teeth. - Tabish
On Jul 6, 2:50 pm, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “Dear friends, > > Would like to know the difference between P. parvum and P. triflorum. > From FOI: > P. parvum... the flowers, often appear before leaves, stamens enclosed in > slender cup > P. triflorum... the flowers appear with the leaves, the small staminal cup > with toothed fringe. > > Dear Shubhada, have listed photos ... their ending file-names > _0091 e ... June 8, 2010 at 7.39am IST > _0096 e ... June 8, 2010 at 7.41am IST > _0162 e ... June 8, 2010 at 8.25am IST > _0169 e ... June 8, 2010 at 8.27am IST > *.... these to me seem P. triflorum, but may be mistaking*.” from Dinesh ji. > > "*I think Dinesh ji's observations are correct*. Comparing both the species > with Shrikant ji's book I too feel the ones mentioned by Dinesh ji are P. > triflorum- main distinguishing feature being the staminal cup with bifid > teeth betweeen short filaments. Lets hear from others." from Rashida ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: shubhada nikharge <shubhada_nikha...@yahoo.co.in> > Date: 2010/6/7 > Subject: [efloraofindia:37541] pancratium parvum - first wild flower seen > after the first shower > To: indian tree pix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > Hi friends, > > Usha, Geeta and I had been to the forest at CEC, Goregaon, Mumbai today > morning and we saw the flower of Spider lily, the first wild flower seen > immediately after the first few showers. > I have attached the pics of Spider lily > local name :पाणकुसुम > Bot. name : Pancratium parvum ) > famiily Amaryllidaceae > > It is a perennial herb endemic to Western Ghats from the family > of*Amaryllidaceae > *, which includes Nargis flower. These large, white, fragrant and short > lived flowers often appear before the leaves. Stamens are enclosed in a > staminal cup (the stamens are fused to form a large cup, known as "staminal > cup". > > Etymology: > > From the Greek pankratos = strength and Parvum = Small. > > My query is : the plant is delicate and flowers are large. then why the > plant's bot. name is pancratium parvum? > > cheers, > shubhada > > "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can > do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants > etc. (arranged alphabetically & > place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > > > Pancratium parvum Spider lily पाणकुसुम Amaryllidaceae 2010_06_07_cec_0177 > e.JPG > 54KViewDownload > > Pancratium parvum Spider lily पाणकुसुम Amaryllidaceae 2010_06_07_cec_0096 > e.JPG > 53KViewDownload > > Pancratium parvum Spider lily पाणकुसुम Amaryllidaceae 2010_06_07_cec_0162 > e.JPG > 55KViewDownload > > Pancratium parvum Spider lily पाणकुसुम Amaryllidaceae 2010_06_07_cec_0176 > e.JPG > 67KViewDownload > > Pancratium parvum Spider lily पाणकुसुम Amaryllidaceae 2010_06_07_cec_0169 > e.JPG > 49KViewDownload > > Pancratium parvum Spider lily पाणकुसुम Amaryllidaceae 2010_06_07_cec_0091 > e.JPG > 61KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.