For Identification_)2012011_DS_SN1

[Dalia Set]

Dear Friends

This flower is from my roof garden- collected from Garchumuk , Hooghly, West Bengal. Flowers in wtnter.
Please id the climber.

Thanks
Dalia

[Pankaj Kumar]

Looks like some Thunbergia. May be Thunbergia erecta.
Pankaj

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[tanay bose]

Thunbergia for sure not sure of it being Thunbergia erecta

Can be Thunbergia battiscombei common in Bengal

Tanay

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[Vijayasankar]

It is Adenocalymma alliaceum of Bignoniaceae. (Pl observe the paired leaves) The leaves emit garlic smell when crushed.

 

Regards

 

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Yes you are right. Sorry for misidentification.
Pankaj

[tanay bose]

I stand corrected Vijaya Ji 

thanks

tanay

[Dalia Set]

Thank you Vijayasankar ji for id. Thanks to Pankaj ji and Tanay ji also for discussion.

I searched Google with this id - it is interesting to know that it s a medicinal plant.

 

Thanks

Dalia

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Vijayasankar <vijay.b...@gmail.com> wrote:

[promila chaturvedi]

I agree with Vijaysankar Ji. Itis Adenocalyma alliacium.

Promila

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Vijayasankar <vijay.b...@gmail.com> wrote: