Dear Alok Ji, Taxillus tomentosus (Roth) Tieghem is a parasitic plant and as far as I know it's non green by nature!!! Please go through the description of the plant from the "The revised handbook of the flora of Ceylon " in link belor this will provide you better information regarding this angiospermic plant belonging to the family Loranthaceae. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=rCgs6CEghvgC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=Taxillus+tomentosus&source=bl&ots=eWGQSf5nFg&sig=UHV3yl8EgpJjxrCYTp540f6Fhxc&hl=en&ei=38OZS6n_Mc6wrAeCzt3QCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Taxillus%20tomentosus&f=false
Regards Tanay On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Pinki <alok12...@gmail.com> wrote: > is it a parasitic plant. dont you think the term parasitic is used > wrongly here...? the plant is green and seems to be an autotroph. it > can be an epiphyte... > > Alok > > On Mar 11, 10:53 pm, "R. Vijayasankar" <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Agreeing with Shrikant ji's id i.e. *Taxillus tomentosus*. > > > > > > > > > > > i> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:16 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > *Corrigendum* > > > Sorry it will be Shrikant ji instead od Vijatsamkar jii, excuse my > mistake. > > > Regards > > > tanay > > > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 5:43 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >> dear all, > > >> i will like to support Vijaysankar ji regarding the identification of > this > > >> plant which is *Taxillus tomentosus Tiegh*. i have seen this plant > once > > >> in my life over mango plants in Karnamadhapur a place in West bengal > where > > >> we went for a college picnic. > > >> Regards > > >> Tanay > > > > >> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:19 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > > >> le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>> Taxillus tomentosus, rgds, Shrikant > > > > >>> On Mar 11, 12:32 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > Dear members, > > >>> > ndly help to confirm this parasite species found on the branches of > > >>> > *Phyllanthus > > >>> > emblica*. > > > > >>> > Is this *Taxillus bracteatus*? > > > > >>> > *Date/Time- *07 Mar 2010 2:30pm > > > > >>> > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Satyamangalam RF; Eastern Ghats. > ca. > > >>> > 1450msl > > > > >>> > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild* > > > > >>> > *Plant Habit- *parasite on tree branch > > > > >>> > *Height/Length- *up to 1m* > > >>> > * > > > > >>> > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- *ca. 5 x 2.5cm > > > > >>> > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- fascicle > > >>> > * > > > > >>> > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- *2-3cm length > > > > >>> > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > >>> > * > > > > >>> > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > > > > >>> > *Characteristic feature: *tawny tomentose all over the plant > > > > >>> > -- > > >>> > Muthu Karthick, N > > >>> > Junior Research Fellow > > >>> > Care Earth Trust > > >>> > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org > > > > >>> -- > > >>> 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> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > >>> . > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > >> -- > > >> Tanay Bose > > >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > >> 9830439691(Mobile) > > >> 9674221362 (Mobile) > > > > > -- > > > Tanay Bose > > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > > 9830439691(Mobile) > > > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > > > > -- > > > 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> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > -- > > With regards > > > > R. Vijayasankar > > National Center for Natural Products Research, > > The University of Mississippi, > > Oxford, MS-38677, USA. > > -- > 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 at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- 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.
