Thanks Surajit for the detailed analysis. Probably my comment about the leaf shape's uniqueness was in haste. I had Hibiscus hirtus or something similar in my mind. But that is also without much study. I also agree that it doesn't look like *Pentapetes phoenicea* I need to keep it's ID as just pending. I am sure someone with similar flower will come up some day on this forum and then we can have genuine guesses. Thanks for responding.
Dr Satish Phadke On 2 August 2015 at 00:07, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Satish Sir, > > I fail to find what is "unique leaf shape" in the photograph you uploaded. > This flower is not *Pentapetes phoenicea* L. The flowers doesn't have 5 > tongue shaped staminodes, characteristic feature of the species. > > Instead, this flower features stamens having filaments connate to a tube, > a typical feature of *Malvaceae* members like *Hibiscus*. One more > feature is style branches reflexed, something like > http://www.pariscotejardin.fr/2012/05/pavonia-miskii/. > > So, without detail of epicalyx, calyx, or even fruit it is hard to > identify even at genus level. > > Thank you > > Regards > surajit > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Surajit I didn't understand what you want to say. >> I agree that all characters are not there in the picture. I just posted >> it as a part of Malvaceae fortnight. >> >> Dr Satish Phadke >> >> On 1 August 2015 at 17:35, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Poor patients of my country! >>> Where are the staminodes? >>> >>> Thank you >>> Regards >>> surajit koley >>> a *non-botanist* member of >>> efloraofIndia google group >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Ushadi Micromini < >>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> NYPL shows a plate. >>>> <http://heaveninawildflower.tumblr.com/post/96772167138/pentapetes-phoenicea-midday-flower-1763-1784-by>.. >>>> with both skinny/narrow leaves and wider leaves >>>> >>>> >>>> So Satish's submission and Neil's diagnosis seems correct >>>> >>>> usha di >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:20 PM, surajitkoley < >>>> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Please upload more photographs, of leaves and flowers at different >>>>> angle, and also sizes. This is not the usual *Pentapetes phoenicea* I >>>>> have >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/YjSO2zgZtFM/nMtpgRA6dPkJ> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> Thank you >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, 31 July 2015 22:38:03 UTC+5:30, Neil wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> This is the Scarlet Phoenician [Pentapetes phoenicea]. >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> Neil Soares. >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> *From:* Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> >>>>>> *To:* indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 31, 2015 10:01 PM >>>>>> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:228621] Malvaceae fortnight :: Malvaceae >>>>>> member for ID : Pune SMP48 >>>>>> >>>>>> A small shrub with unique leaf shape for ID >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dr Satish Phadke >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>> >>> >> > -- 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 an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
