Dear all, many thanks for the identification. This climber is *Tropaeolum majus* L. of Tropaeolaceae.
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Yes, Tropaeolum majus (family Tropaeolaceae) > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Tropaeolum majus, the garden nasturtium > > > > -- > > 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, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Dear all, > >> Please help to id this plant found on roadside at Ooty and Conoor area > of Nilgiris, TN. > >> > >> Date/Time- > >> > >> 23-01-2011 / 04:00 PM > >> > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GP > >> > >> ca.1700asl; conoor, TN > >> > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- > >> > >> roadside > >> > >> Plant Habit- > >> > >> trailing herb > >> > >> Height/Length- > >> > >> ca. 3 m > >> > >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- > >> > >> c. 20 cm across; peltate > >> > >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- > >> > >> cyme > >> > >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > >> > >> ca. 5cm across; yellow > >> > >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > >> > >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > >> > >> -- > >> Muthu Karthick, N > >> Junior Research Fellow > >> Care Earth Trust > >> #15, second main road, > >> Thillai ganga nagar, > >> Chennai - 600 061 > >> Mob: 09626833911 > >> www.careearthtrust.org > > > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 09626833911 www.careearthtrust.org
