Many thanks Shrikant ji for validating the ID. This plant is also found in Thane and Mumbai - near mangroves.
The plant in this post grows about 2 m tall gregariously on large stream bed at Karnala Bird Sanctuary. The leaf in this post is oval or elliptic (acute at both ends) as well as tomentose - just as the epithets (*ovalis* or *tomentosa*) would suggest. On a close look, the margin is not truly entire; it is bluntly serrate or dentate (not sure exactly what it should be termed). But if the description says *P. ovalis* must be obovate, then this plant ID may need to reconsidered. This ID of *P. ovalis* (syn. *P. tomentosa*) was confirmed by Satish (Pardeshi) ji in one of my earlier post<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/1mDRWmO0rTc/yUvaz3t1TIkJ> . Would like to have Satish (Pardeshi) ji's comment. Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < shrikant.ingalhali...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dineshji, this seems P. lanceolata looking at entire and lanceolate > leaves. P. ovalis should have obovate and serrate leaves. Besides the > latter is a tall densely branched shrub 1-2 m tall. Pls check. Regards, > > > On Monday, June 3, 2013 2:04:08 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: >> >> Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads) >> aster, daisy, or sunflower family >> *Pluchea ovalis* (Pers.) DC. >> *PLOO-sha* -- named for Abbé Noel-Antoine Pluche, French naturalist >> ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DPluchea&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdSiV36GTFETL-E2-dQVijzbcDhHA> >> *oh-VAY-liss* -- oval ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dovalis&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcHWZPOa3ZtKbOPX_wmNL4JcL_kDw> >> *toh-men-TOH-suh* -- covered with fine, matted hairs ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dtomentosa&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeYWjhRWObnbyLPoK9bvJWjH4Wkcg> >> >> *commonly known as*: woolly camphor-weed • *Sanskrit*: कलम्बिका >> kalambika, सिंहलतिक्त sinhalatikta • *Tamil*: கொழும்பு kolumpu, >> கொழும்புவேர் kolumpu-ver • *Telugu*: kalamba >> >> *Distribution*: West Africa, Arabian peninsula, Pakistan, India >> >> *References*: Flowers of >> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FWoolly%2520Camphor-Weed.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdq_ypU3n93L0v80lvfV-7NzqbxQw>• >> eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D5%26taxon_id%3D242426917&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc9U97iEdkA9ClkPOHpaPbViYoSwA>• >> ENVIS >> - >> FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fbotanical_search.php%3Ftxtbtname%3DPluchea%2Btomentosa%26gesp%3D1238%257CPluchea%2Btomentosa%2BDC.&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdPOdjHKj3mxlu1jAk-AD4U_08fYw>• >> Floristic >> Survey of Institute of >> Science<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fiscmumbai.maharashtra.gov.in%2Ffloristic%2520survey.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcUoz-zDUNsQiwoI1xlFNbeldxUlw> >> at Karnala Bird Sanctuary between 30 MAY 09 and 14 JAN 11 >> >> [image: Pluchea >> ovalis]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5354691786%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcsy4Mbs7qiVsYnpUC7utEAsKnVwQ> >> >> [image: Kolumpu-ver (Tamil: >> கொழும்புவேர்)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4486218895%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdZLjzfFi-0GU5mAWotL52y7g948Q> >> >> [image: Kalambika (Sanskrit: कलम्बिका >> kalambika)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3578555708%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfnLpm0seppm1xZ6I7htJpHnTwL0Q> >> >> [image: Kalamba (in >> Telugu)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3578567064%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfewTCS2OQVIbLyt9srwCsMS5RDQg> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
