Thanks prashant ji, for ultimately solving the mystery, also establishing that our doubts about Ottelia were not unfounded. Fortunately our group has good number of members with critical eye, and the mistake is not easily passed on.
Gurcharan Singh ----- Original Message ----- From: Prashant awale To: Gurcharan Singh Cc: rashida atthar ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:16783] Re: Request For water plant ID-180808 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 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). > > > > 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. 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