Capparis mooni

Neil Soares

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Jun 30, 2008, 1:02:48 PM6/30/08

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Hi,
Photographed at my farm at Shahapur yesterday.
1.Capparis mooni fruit.The fruit are the size of a tennis ball.
2.Foxtail Orchids [Rhynchostylis retusa]
3.Wild Grapes [Ampelocissus latifolia].
With regards,
Neil Soares

Capparis moonii fruit 1.jpg

Capparis moonii fruit 2.jpg

Foxtail Orchids.jpg

Wild Grapes.jpg

J.M. Garg

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Jul 1, 2008, 1:11:35 AM7/1/08

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Wonderful shots, Neil ji.

Here is a link for details of Wild Grapes [Ampelocissus latifolia] :http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220000594

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Kiran Srivastava

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Jul 1, 2008, 1:51:26 AM7/1/08

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Nice! I was not aware that Foxtail Orchids have white flowers too!
Cheers,
Kiran Srivastava
Mumbai
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Ashwini Vaidya

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Jul 2, 2008, 2:24:32 AM7/2/08

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how is Ampelocissus different from Cissus woodrowii?

Neil Soares

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Jul 2, 2008, 9:01:20 AM7/2/08

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Hi Ashwini,
Ampelocissus latifolia [Wild Grapes] is a climber with weak glabrous stems whereas Cissus woodrowii [Woodrow's Grape Tree] is an erect woody shrub with a rough fissured bark.
Regards,
Neil.

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