msg Kshounish

[Kshounish Sankar Ray]

Hi,

 

Taken at Kolkata yesterday, purple sunbird on a flowering Petrea volubilis vine.

 

Regards,

Kshounish

[J.M. Garg]

Lovely shot, Kshounish ji. Also called Queen's Wreath, Purple Wreath, Sandpaper Vine, Bluebird Vine. Here are details of Petrea genus taken from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrea

Petrea
Petrea volubilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Asteridae Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: Petrea L.

Petrea is a genus of evergreen flowering vines native to Mexico and Central America. They have rough-textured leaves, hence the common name sandpaper vine. It looks somewhat similar to a tropical Wisteria.

Carolus Linnaeus named Petrea in honour of Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre of Ingatestone Hall in Essex. Petre was a patron of botany.

Species

• Petrea volubilis L., syn. Petrea kahautiana C. Presl., Petrea arborea Kunth., Petrea aspera Turcz.
  • Queen's Wreath, Purple Wreath, Sandpaper Vine, Bluebird Vine
• Petrea blanchetiana Schauer syn. Petrea algentryi Moldenke, Petrea peruviana Moldenke, Petrea obtusifolia Benth.
• Petrea bracteata Steud., syn. Petrea martiana Schauer, Petrea schomburgkiana Schauer
• Petrea denticulata Schrad.
• Petrea insignis Schauer
• Petrea macrostachya Benth.
• Petrea pubescens Turcz., syn. Petrea glandulosa
• Petrea racemosa Nees. & Mart.
• Petrea rugosa Kunth
• Petrea subserrata Cham.
• Petrea vincentina Turcz.

 

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