24032011pj3 id confirmation

PUTTARAJU K

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Mar 23, 2011, 9:34:27 PM3/23/11

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Deal all,

Pl find attached phot of id confirmation insectivores plant trapped
grass hopper is it drosera burmani or venus fly trap pl confirm.

Date/Time-: 10/09/10 - 09:15

Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb

Height/Length-6-7cm

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With Regards,
PUTTARAJU K,
SCIENTIFIC OFFICER,
KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT,
POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT,
KARNATAKA -581400
MOB : 9448999150
EMAIL : pakshir...@gmail.com
kputt...@npcil.co.in

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 23, 2011, 9:54:54 PM3/23/11

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Really nice photograph, Puttaraju ji

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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Balkar Arya

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Mar 24, 2011, 12:02:26 AM3/24/11

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Awesome Closeup Puttaraju ji

thanks for sharing

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Rashida Atthar

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Mar 24, 2011, 1:32:43 AM3/24/11

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Wonderful picture , looks like venus's flytrap to me.

regards,

Rashida.

Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 24, 2011, 1:39:26 AM3/24/11

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Not Venus fly trap (Dionaea musipula), which does not have gland-tipped hairs on surface. It has usually two valved leaf which snap close to trap insect.

This should be Drosera only

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

PUTTARAJU K

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Mar 24, 2011, 11:52:13 AM3/24/11

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Dear All
tnx for the compliments.Wetlands on the river bank of kali near kaiga
have numerous insectivorous plants (specially from Aug-Nov). I have
collection of these plants.

Vijayasankar

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Mar 24, 2011, 11:56:44 AM3/24/11

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Nice picture of Drosera burmannii.

Regards

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

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