Request for identification
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Private garden
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Palm
Height/Length- 10-12 feet I think
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Green
Bottle shaped trunk
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"Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!"
Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
Conservation Officer
Office:
Flora Conservation Department
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation
Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Residence:
36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
email: pku...@kbfg.org
sahani...@gmail.com
pankaj...@rediffmail.com
Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm)
+852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile)
That was so kind of you.
I found sitaphal in HK :)) but havent bought it yet.
I saw this cereus fruit in market here in HK but couldnt buy because i
have no idea if it is edible or to be cooked!!
Pankaj
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:55 AM, ushadi Micromini
<micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> oh... I remember you are the one who wanted to eat ata... sitaphal...
> after that comment you made I went to lake market to see if someone there
> would be willing to ship a couple or three kg to you... none ventured.. and
> they said it comes from around Ranchi...
>
> so did you get to eat any before heading to Hongkong?
> But I guess you'll get sitaphal and many other there... that we dont get
> here so readily.. like the niteblooming cereus fruit... eat and take
> pictures.. to send..
> Usha di
>
> ======
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahani...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> yes Hari lives in Hazaribagh. I have met him n real. I am from Ranchi
>> otherwise. I was born and brought up there.
>> Pankaj
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:27 AM, ushadi Micromini
>> <micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Pankaj ji:
>> > I thought Hazaribagh was in Jharkhand waaay above Ranchi...
>> > by no means MY (meaning perhaps in West Bengal , near Kolkata)??)
>> > Hazaribagh
>> > ...
>> > unless you mean some other?
>> >
>> >
>> > Usha di
>> >
>> > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahani...@gmail.com>
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 11:06 AM, ushadi Micromini
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 11:50 AM, ushadi Micromini