Dear Gurcharan,
Thanks for pointing out this feature of Ottelia. Indeed, it now
appears that the picture on the FOI link
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Swamp%20Lily.html
is not Ottelia ovalifolia, in all likelihood. The leaves seemed to
agree quite well with Ottelia ovalifolia, and so did the 3-petalled
flowers.
Rashida's plant and the plant at Flowers of India (FOI) are mostly
likely the same species. The inflorescence does look like that of
Sagittaria species. However, I am unable to find any matching
Sagittaria species, as of now. The leaves of Sagittaria guayanensis
are very different from those seen here. As Rashida mentioned,
Sagittarai rigida came the closest, but not quite.
Rashida's plant was seen at a Japanese garden in Mumbai, while the
plant at FOI was photographed at Jeejamata Udyan, Mumbai. So, it is
quite likely that it is some exotic species, which may not be reported
from India. I only hope that we wouldn't have to explore another
genus.
Best wishes
- Tabish
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On Aug 25, 8:14 pm, "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rashida ji
> The lead given by Rani ji was valid. Ottelia has solitary flowers. The
> identification at Flowers of India website is probably misplaced. Sagittaria
> has flowers in several distant clusters, and free carpels as seen in your
> photograph. Your plant could be most probably Sagittaria guayanensis,
> reported from India and Pakistan..
>
> Gurcharan Singh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rashida atthar
> To: [email protected]
>
> Cc: [email protected] ; [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:56 PM
> Subject: [indiantreepix:16754] Re: Request For water plant ID-180808
>
> Thank you Rani ji for a further lead. I checked again on flowers of India
> and the web. My pic seems to match completely with Ottelia ovalifolia. There
> are about 20 species of Sagittaria, I feel the closest is Sagittarai rigida
> to my pic. I request your feedback for the same please. Thank you.
>
> regards,
> Rashida.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:37:23 +0530
> Subject: [indiantreepix:16663] Re: Request For water plant ID-180808
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> CC: [email protected]; [email protected]
>
> Check for Sagittaria
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:09 AM, rashida atthar
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Thank you Garg ji for the ID and the link.
>
> regards,
> Rashida.
>
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> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:58:03 +0530
> Subject: [indiantreepix:16598] Re: Request For water plant ID-180808
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> CC: [email protected]
>
> Hi, Rashida ji,
> I think Ottelia ovalifolia (Swamp Lily) as per link:
> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Swamp%20Lily.html(FOI).
>
> 2009/8/23 rashida atthar <[email protected]>
>
> This water plant was seen in a small Japanese garden within Rani Baug,
> Mumbai on 18 August '09. Request ID for the same please. Thank you.
>
> regards,
> Rashida.
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