Nice pics Neil Ji and Prasanna Ji On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks Dr. Giby. You could be right. This year the monsoons arrived > early and has been pretty heavy in the catchment areas with 3 of the 5 lakes > supplying water to Bombay already overflowing. > Currently awaiting mass flowering of the Glory Lily [Gloriosa superba]. > Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Thu, 8/4/11, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:75970] Re: solena amplexicaulis > To: "Neil Soares" <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, "prasanna gogate" < > gogat...@gmail.com> > Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 2:39 PM > > > Neil ji, > > Thank you very much for the valuable information. It seems that you are > collecting a good data on phenology as well. That is great! > > Thanks for sharing valuable information on the early flowering. Do you > think that the early flowering is because of early onset of monsoon and good > amount of summer showers. > > Further, the series of pictures are very nice depicting most of the > characters of the pretty climber. The amplexicaul leaves (leaves having lobes > that > completely surround the stem.) are clearly visible in the second and last > pictures. > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > > > On 4 August 2011 13:08, Neil Soares > <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > Hi Prasanna & Dr.Giby, > Agreed. Flowering generally occurs between August and October, but this > year it commenced early in June and ended abruptly around the 3rd week of > July. Sending a few photographs. > Please also check the archives of this group for my previous > photographs of the leaves, flowers & fruit. > Regards, > Neil. > > --- On *Thu, 8/4/11, Smilax004 > <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> > >* wrote: > > > From: Smilax004 > <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:75970] Re: solena amplexicaulis > To: "efloraofindia" > <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 12:43 PM > > I think Solena amplexicaulis of Cucurbitaceae family. > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > On Aug 4, 11:57 am, prasanna gogate > <gogat...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gogat...@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > DEAR ALL > > THIS IS USE FOR WORSHIP IN OUR REGION FOR NAGPANCHMI > > FESTIVAL, ACCORDING TO COMMON NAME I HAVE FIND NAME solena amplexicaulis > > PLEASE VALIDATE. > > -- > > regards, > > PRASANNA PADMAKAR GOGATE > > sr.Msc(forestry) > > Dr.BSKKV,DAPOLI > > > > C/O SUHAS GOVILKAR > > AT-GIMHAVANE > > PO/TAL-DAPOLI > > DIS-RATNAGIRI > > STATE-MAHARASHTRA > > PIN-415712 > > PHONE-09420308062 > > 09637550202 > > > > IMG_9061.JPG > > 201KViewDownload > > > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964