The original descriptions are not available for such plants absent in Cooke's flora, stamens 'included' may have been based on the actual specimen, however this plant IS N. sahyadrica in its type locality of Malshej Ghat. The habitat and the season are also characteristic. Regards, Shrikant
On Mar 7, 1:34 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends, > > Believing it to be *Neanotis* species .... almost thought it to be *N. > sahyadrica*, until dear Tabish pointed out as follows: > > x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x > > According to FFOS, the flowers are 4 stamens which remain inside the flower > tube. In your picture, stamens distinctly protrude out of the flowers. It > could be something else, although the flower-shape looks very much like a * > Neanotis*. ... > > x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x > > ID please. > > *Date/Time* : February 28, 2010 at 3.53pm IST > *Location Place* : Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra ... *Altitude* : 606 m ... *GPS > * : 19°20'16.19"N, 73°46'37.71"E > *Habitat* : Wild ... *Type* : on rock face (vertical), along ghat road > *Plant Habit* : low-height herb ... *Height *: about 15 - 20 cm... > *Length*: - NO - > *Leaves Type *: simple, oppositely arranged, soft, almost sessile ... *Shape > * : narrow ovate, tapering towards both ends ... *Size* : do not recollect > *Inflorescence Type* : looks like umbel ... *Size* : about 10 - 15 cm > *Flowers Size* : about 1 cm ... *Colour* : white - lilac ... *Calyx* : do > not know ... *Bracts* : do not know > *Fruits Type* : do not know ... *Shape *: do not know ... *Size* : do not > know ... *Seeds* : do not know > > *Other Info* : not able to make ot whether the leaf margin has very fine > serrations. > *Fragrance* : did not smell ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... *Uses* : do > not know > > Regards. > > P1150539.jpg > 75KViewDownload > > P1150534.jpg > 129KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
