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Wow those lovely flowers. I think it belongs to leguminosae, a type of legume- bean. Just a guess from the type of flowers and leaves and it’s a creeper.
ReplyDeleteWhen I look at these plants with scientific curiosity what comes to mind is that Bible of botany - Pulimood and Joshua. Despite the cheap brown print the contents took me into a magical world of plants. It was a time of great uncertainty but also of youthful wonder. My teenage eyes saw it so differently. Above all I had the comfort of home and the love of my parents. There was peace in our country and the pace of life was so slow. Ah those were the days.
DeleteThis is an Aristolochia,and the genus includes Dutchman's pipe (Calico flower) as in the middle photo and also Birthwort. It is an evergreen deciduous vine.
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