Ron Sorry I missed your earlier reply. My reply was to negate this plant being I. indica. Yes both flowers and leaves match I. parasitica.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think this is Ipomoea muricata, which has purplish stem covered with > prickles > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Moonflower.html > Probably the current name is Ipomoea capillacea - have to check that > out. > Cheers! > - Tabish > > On Nov 9, 8:42 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Woody plants and thorns don't go with I. indica. > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Ron_Convolvulaceae <and...@optonline.net > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sep 13, 10:01 pm, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj <nevath...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > No Padmini ji > > > > > > The plant I have posted is having Puplish colour in the Stem > (Completely) > > > > and leaves (in leaf veins) and dense prickles in the stem. The leaves > are > > > > smooth and tomentose in the upper surface and rough in the lower > surface. > > > > and the lower portion of the stem is erect (Sub- erect). > > > > -- > > > > Selvalakshmi S. > > > > Doctoral Scholar, > > > > Bharathiar University, > > > > Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. > > > > > Ipomoea parasitica > > > > >http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/107607/ > > > > > best regards, > > > > > Ron >
