Last year also in the month of March and April I have noticed same structue in this plant, there is a small opening at tip of structure. Can any body give the clarification...
It is Mammilaria plant of Cactaceae and red structure you see is its fruits. The species is probably Mammilaria prolifera.
Hi Geddada,
your pictures are a bit blurry, but it definitely looks like a cactus-flower. It should be composed of several scale-like petals and the opening should contain stamens. Do you know the species?
Thank you Dr Julius, I don't know the name of the species, no petals were there, may it was a gamopetous flower.
The read tube you see is the floral cup, it is covered with few to many scales, I think they are visible in the third picture. The gynoecium is inferior, somewhere within the floral cup. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds.
It is Mammilaria plant of Cactaceae and red structure you see is its fruits. The species is probably Mammilaria prolifera.
Sorry, Narayanan, to disagree, it may possibly develop into a fruit, but the flowers look identically to what is shown on the pictures.
In this connection I would like to add some more information about the flowering time of this plant. Flowering season of this cactus is May and June months. Herewith i am attaching the same cactus with flowers
Thank you all
In this case, sorry again, I agree with Narayanan. It could be the fruit, although I wonder if fruit development in this species takes that long? In fact there are cacti with tubular flowers with only a small opening at the tip (e.g. Cleisthocactus).
Dear Julius Jetter
I was very sure that it was a fruit of Mammilaria and was wondering why you disagreed with me. Now I think you are convinced.
Sincerely
Dear Friends,in connection with my above question, this year also I have noticed same structure herewith I am attaching the photographs and I believe it may not be fruit.
Sincerely
GMNRAO
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