Argyreia nervosa-Silky Elephant Glory

[rashida atthar]

This beautiful large climder with silky silvery white leaves undersides, was seen blooming at the Silonda trail, national park Mumbai, yesterday.
 
regards,
Rashida.

 

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[Avinash dada]

i think it more like to A. sericea

[Pardeshi S.]

Hello Avinash Ji
it is Argyreia nervosa . the white wooly lower surface of the leaves
and the white foliaceous bracts says it is Argyreia nervosa.

regards
Satish Pardeshi

On Sep 29, 11:10 am, Avinash dada <avinash.ad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i think it more like to A. sericea
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> On 9/28/09, rashida atthar <rashidaatt...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > This beautiful large climder with silky silvery white leaves undersides,
> > was seen blooming at the Silonda trail, national park Mumbai, yesterday.
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> > regards,
> > Rashida.
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[rashida atthar]

 

Thank you Satish ji for the validation. Avinash ji A. sericea's flowers do look similar but the leaves are very different. A.sericea 's leaves are densely hirsute on both sides and of course the flowers do not have the white bracts.
 
regards,
Rashida.   

 

 
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