Dear Garg Ji
I am really sorry not to respond your earlier mails, as last 10 days I was
in Darjeeling without electricity, water and of course inside house. I have
arrived Kolkata just now by Darjeeling Express and writing you
I am providing some key to identify this species------
Genus is Osbeckia----correct (as stamen whorls are equal to subequal)---but
in case of Melastoma, stamens whorls are unequal
Now coming to species-----
If Hypanthium (calyx Cup) 4--7 mm long........1. Osbeckia chinensis
2.
O. nutans
If Hypanthium 10--23 mm long:
Lamina 17--25 mm long...............................3. O. capitata
Lamina 40--130 mm long:
Flowers 5-merous.....................................4. O. nepalensis
Flowers 4-merous......................................5. O. stellata
Based on this key, I am sure, the species is Osbeckia nepalensis
Osbeckia nepalensis Hook.f., Exotic Fl.1: t. 31. 1823.
More Field identifying characters:
0.5 to 1 metre tall, erect. Stem 4-angled beset with strigose hairs. Lamina
oblong-lanceolate (commonly) to ovate-lanceolate (rarely). Infl. terminal,
a panicle of cymes, 5--8 cm long. Petals 5, pink, purple to white.
Again, O. nepalensis has 2 varieties based petal colour:---
Petal purely white..........var. albiflora
Petal pink to purple........var. nepalensis
I am sure, the taxon is Osbeckia nepalensis var. nepalensis
Distribution:
On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 5:56 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> A reply:
> "*Osbeckia nepalensis* of Melastomataceae
> A.P. DAS"
>
> Thanks, Dr. Das.
>
>
> On 24 August 2013 13:55, JM Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
>>
>> Some earlier relevant feedback:******
>> May be Osbeckia nepalensis, a guess
>> Thank
>> N.S.Dungriyal IFS
>> ****
>>
>> On Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:45:11 PM UTC+5:30, Sushmita Jha wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> thought I would continue the North Bengal series after a breather of a
>>> few days.
>>>
>>> Here is the 1st post of the day - please confirm if it is Melastoma and
>>> if so which sp.
>>>
>>> Many thanks for your help in anticipation.
>>> Sushmita
>>>
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