Passiflora foetida from Bengaluru

Ritesh Kumar Choudhary

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Jun 8, 2010, 12:46:07 AM6/8/10

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Dear all,

Pl find a picture of Passiflora foetida L.

Family: Passifloraceae

Date: March 2010

Place: Judicial Layout area, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru

Habit: Shrub

Height: ca 2 m high

Habitat: along roadsides

Uses: Fruits contain a little sweet edible pulp.

Regards,
Ritesh.
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Ritesh Kumar Choudhary

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Jun 8, 2010, 12:48:48 AM6/8/10

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Ooops!! Sorry...forgot to attach the foto.

Regards,
Ritesh.

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R. Vijayasankar

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Jun 8, 2010, 12:51:26 AM6/8/10

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Beautiful shot, Ritesh. Looks fresh!

With regards

R. Vijayasankar

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Prashant awale

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Jun 8, 2010, 12:56:57 AM6/8/10

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Nice catch Ritesh ji. I am enclosing the one which i captured at Chennai. Do have a look.

regards

Prashant

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R. Vijayasankar

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Jun 8, 2010, 1:00:28 AM6/8/10

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Another excellent shot, Prashant ji. The flower seem to have just opened for you to take picture!

With regards

R. Vijayasankar

Prashant awale

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Jun 8, 2010, 1:54:56 AM6/8/10

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Thanks Vijayasankar ji, Ritesh ji.

I think u will find this flower open in early morning hours. At Chennai i had observed it closing by 08:00AM.

regards

Prashant

Narendra Joshi

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Jun 8, 2010, 3:14:45 AM6/8/10

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Good catch Prashant Ji. Thank you for sharing.

Regards,

Narendra Joshi

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tanay bose

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Jun 8, 2010, 7:12:40 AM6/8/10

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Bothe picture posted by Ritesh ji and Prasant Ji are aesthetically pleasureful.
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Balkar Arya

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Jun 9, 2010, 9:30:47 AM6/9/10

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Nice Shot Ritesh Ji and Prashant Ji

Regards

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Ritesh Choudhary

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Jun 9, 2010, 10:11:28 AM6/9/10

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I thank all the distinguished members of efloraofindia group for the
kind words of appreciation.

Regards,
Ritesh.

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Satish Phadke

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Jul 13, 2010, 11:22:53 AM7/13/10

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Dear Ritesh are you sure it is Passiflora foetida.
It is showing some pink colour near the base?
I think Passiflora foetida is completely white.
Waiting for some more opinions......
Dr Phadke

Gurcharan Singh

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Aug 26, 2010, 2:27:37 AM8/26/10

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Resurfacing again for ID confirmation

Earlier feedback

Phadke ji...................................................................Dear Ritesh are you sure it is Passiflora foetida. It is showing some pink colour near the base? I think Passiflora foetida is completely white. Waiting for some more opinions......

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