Dear Friends, Thanks for the lead. This could be *Echinodorus palaefolius*.
Here is the link from toptropicals.. http://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/catalog/photo_db/E.htm?NumPerPage=20&NumPerLine=4&listonly=0&first=20 Thanks & best wishes Prashant On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:02 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Rashida ji > It would help if you could give links to websites featuring Ottelia > ovalifolia photographs. > > Gurcharan Singh > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* rashida atthar <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] ; [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:07 PM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:16776] Re: Request For water plant ID-180808 > > Tabish ji thank you for the explanation. I have to inform you that > Jeejamata Udyan and Rani baug are one and the same place! There is a small > Japanese garden within Rani baug ( Jeejamata udyan) where this pic is taken. > So it is the same species. Several sites on the web too match the > characteristics of the pic with Ottelia ovalifolia. Awaiting Rani > ji's response to clarify the same. > > regards, > Rashida. > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:14:54 -0700 > > Subject: [indiantreepix:16775] Re: Request For water plant ID-180808 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.flowersofindia.net > > The Waterhole of Flower Lovers > > > > 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. > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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)<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Swamp%20Lily.html%28FOI%29> > . > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Match ‘n’ Make new friends with the cool match-meter. Join the > Planet with you Hotmail ID. 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