Thank you very much, Shrikant ji ... this is an interesting turn to the ID !!.
But, slightly confused ... Missouri Plants site [ http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_longifolia_page.html ] describes the flower *to be pendant*, have purple at base (in the photo illustrated however looks the typical brown), have purple filaments, and the yellow anthers look very different. Would picture the flower of P. longifolia hanging like *Trichodesma* species. Regards. On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:24 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com > wrote: > This plant would be P. longifolia Nutt. since corolla has brown spots > at base. This plant was named as P. minima in FOS later corrected to > above. P. minima is included in FFOS. Regards, Shrikant > > On Apr 9, 10:53 am, 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) > > > > Revisitedhttp:// > www.plantsystematics.com/qikan/manage/wenzhang/aps06141.pdfto > > 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. > > > > P1160249.jpg > > 91KViewDownload > > > > P1160238.jpg > > 166KViewDownload > > > > P1160240.jpg > > 73KViewDownload > > > > P1160244.jpg > > 87KViewDownload > > > > P1160247.jpg > > 96KViewDownload > > -- > 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
