Tanay ji, Do you mean to say you are already treating them as separate species ? What are your thoughts about their synonymy at 1) NPGS / GRIN ... http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401798 2) PIER ... http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/physalis_minima.htm
Regards. On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:05 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > Undoubtedly this plant is* Physalis* * lagascae* very common around > Kolkata and West Bengal along with *Physalis minima*. P minima is always > given in B.Sc classes for taxonomic studies even I did it. > Regards > Tanay > > > On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Satish Phadke <phadke.sat...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Nice to read all the descriptions as well as the links. >> The plant posted earlier by me also appears to be same *P. lagascae >> *Dr Phadke >> * >> * >> On 9 April 2010 18:46, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Many thanks Satish ji for validation. >>> >>> Seeking comments and thoughts -- is it valid to consider *P. lagascae*as a >>> separate identity, and not as a synonym of >>> *P. minima* until such fact is reflected at NPGS / GRIN, KEW, and such >>> authoritative sites ? >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Satish Chile <chilesat...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> * >>>> Dear Dinesh ji, >>>> I 've also read the mentioned paper "The myth of “minima” and “maxima”, >>>> the species of Physalis". This way u are right ur photograph matche with P. >>>> lagascae >>>> Satish >>>> * >>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Dinesh Valke >>>> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear friends, >>>>> *Physalis minima* for discussion. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Date/Time* : April 3, 2010 at 1.10pm IST >>>>> *Location Place* : Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, >>>>> Mumbai) ... *Altitude* : 66 m ... *GPS* : 19°14'14.75"N, 72°57'52.23"E >>>>> *Habitat* : wild ... *Type* : mixed deciduous forest >>>>> *Plant Habit* : herbaceous bush ... *Height *: 30 - 50 cm ... *Length*: - >>>>> not a climber - >>>>> *Leaves Type *: simple, alternate, margin entire, or shallowly toothed >>>>> ... *Shape* : ovate-lanceolate (variable) ... *Size* : 4 - 6 (12) cm x >>>>> 2.5 - 3 (7) cm >>>>> *Inflorescence Type* : solitary ... *Size* : - >>>>> *Flowers Size* : 6 - 8 mm ... *Colour* : off-white to pale yellow, >>>>> brownish spots at base ... *Calyx* : triangular, 3 - 5 mm long ... * >>>>> Bracts* : - >>>>> *Fruits Type* : berry (edible), enclosed in calyx ... *Shape *: >>>>> globose ... *Size* : about 1 cm ... *Seeds* : about 2 mm, flat >>>>> disc-shaped or broadly reniform >>>>> >>>>> *Other Info* : >>>>> *Fragrance* : do not know ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... *Uses*: of >>>>> medicinal value, fruits eaten. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Photos at flickr photostream, triggered Muthu ji to query whether the >>>>> plant would be *P. angulata* ...or... *P. lagascae*. >>>>> My feeling was *P. minima* (syn. *P. lagascae*) as per NPGS / GRIN ... >>>>> because the flowers have yellow-brown anthers unlike bluish in *P. >>>>> angulata* (Ref; >>>>> http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_angulata_page.html) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Revisited >>>>> http://www.plantsystematics.com/qikan/manage/wenzhang/aps06141.pdf to >>>>> check on Muthu ji's query, >>>>> The PDF article: *The myth of “minima” and “maxima”, the species of >>>>> Physalis* is interesting; talks about confusion regarding *P. minima*on >>>>> Indian subcontinent >>>>> It highlights one species confused for other. *P. minima* has >>>>> naturalized pan-tropically, is a fact. >>>>> However, its description could be loose enough for mistaking it for >>>>> another species, at least on the Indian subcontinent, specifically *P. >>>>> lagascae*. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As per this article, my posted plant could be thus *P. lagascae*. >>>>> >>>>> Comments please. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Satish Kumar Chile >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> 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<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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