A reply from Dr. Subir Ghosh: "Dear Mr. Garg, I think this is *Limnophila aromatica*. You may feel a karpur like smell from the leaves. Flower 1-2 cm. Stem without hair; long above water. Usally in small patches. Regards, Subir K Ghosh"
On 30 December 2012 20:02, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you Giby Sir. > > Also received an earlier personal email suggesting ID as *L. heterophylla*, > but - > > Description of *L. heterophylla* in 1) F. B. I. iv. 270. and 2) Bengal > Plants ii. 763. informs :- > > - stem always glabrous > - uppermost leaves (the 2 uppermost) usually opposite, ... the next > below 4-6 nately whorled pinnate, the lowest submerged long > capillaceo-multifid > > I think my species lacks the above features. > > Description of *L. heterophylla* in > FoC<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200020697>states > :- > > - aerial stem with sessile glands or pilose or nearly smooth and > glabrous..... > - (in) rice-fields, brackish water.... > > I am not sure if my species is pilose or hirsute, the later being a > feature of *L. cana* > * > * > There is a post of *L. heterophylla* in our group - > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/veCSBUpgrqw/discussion, > but in *L. heterophylla* flowers are > sessile<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/7Yl1XueaIf8/discussion>or > subsessile. > > Regards, > > surajit > > > > On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I think L. heterophylla >> >> >> Regards >> Giby >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 30 December 2012 07:58, surajit koley >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Sir, >>> >>> Page 762 and 763 of "Bengal Plants" describe *Limnophila*, the links >>> are - >>> >>> - >>> >>> http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n103_w1150.jpg >>> - >>> >>> http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n104_w1150.jpg >>> >>> Could this be *Limnophila cana*? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 1:02 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 23 December 2012 23:13 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:141206] Limnophila sp. Hooghly >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sir, >>>> >>>> This is *Limnophila* sp., found in a marsh beside railway-tracks, >>>> yesterday. It is still unclear to me which species of the "Bengal Plants" >>>> it might be :- >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n103_w1150.jpg >>>> - >>>> >>>> http://ia600604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia600604.us.archive.org&page=n104_w1150.jpg >>>> - >>>> >>>> http://ia700604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000237419&itemPath=%2F32%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000237419&server=ia700604.us.archive.org&page=n105_w1150.jpg >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species >>>> * & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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