Plant around Mumbai is C. zeylanica L. (syn C. horrida L. f.) whereas plant syn. of C. brevispina DC. is C. zeylanica sensu Hook. f. & Thoms. Yes, it can be confusing unless you refer to the floras. Plant in this thread differs from C. rheedei DC. in respect of leaves smaller, flowers smaller, petals narrower and not pale blue and the coloured patch on petals turning purple before fading. No fruits seen to differenciate. Hope this helps. Regards, Shrikant
On Feb 18, 1:19 pm, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, do not know how to post a picture in this thread. Pls see a new > thread for the plant that I know as C. rheedei, endemic to W ghats. > > On Feb 18, 12:28 pm, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So far I was thinking the plant (same as the picture posted by Shrikant ji, > > and Dinesh ji's pics in flickr), which i saw in TDEF along east coast as C. > > rheedii. When Giby said 'it is endemic to W.Ghats', i realized there is > > something wrong with my id. My plant can not be C.rheedii then. Now I > > verified with the Floras by Gamble and Matthew. The descriptions (as well as > > distribution) match well with C. brevispina, as also identified by Shrikant > > ji. > > > Thank you all. I wish also to see pictures of C.rheedii to compare with. > > > Thanks & Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Dinesh Valke > > <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > *Capparis* sp. at Jijabai Udyan > > > > ... must admit that my ID at > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2369722495/in/photostream/is > > > based on Google and flickr photo-search results. > > > At FOI we have Aarti ji's photo of the plant found in the same garden ... > > > and it could be the same that me and Shrikant ji have found. > > > > While arriving to ID of *Capparis rheedii*, had not given a thought to *C. > > > brevispina*, because it is found mentioned as a synonym of *C. > > > zeylanica*... ... hopefully my plant gets validated too. > > > > Regards. > > > Dinesh. > > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Vijayasankar > > > <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> I think it is *Capparis rheedii*. A common element of the tropical dry > > >> evergreen forests in TN. > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2369722495/in/photostream/ > > > >> Regards > > > >> Vijayasankar Raman > > >> National Center for Natural Products Research > > >> University of Mississippi > > > >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > > >> le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > > > >>> Dear All > > > >>> Request once again to validate the ID. Incidently the ID validation of > > >>> another two plants (Cordyline fruticosa and Sterculia villosa) from > > >>> Vir Jijamata Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai remains still buried under humus of > > >>> comments. Regards, Shrikant > > > >>> On Feb 11, 9:38 am, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <le...@rediffmail.com> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > Capparis once again in the focus. Large shrub or small tree 2 m tall. > > >>> Leaves 3-6 cm, elliptic, acute, cuneate; petioles 3 mm. Flowers > > >>> axillary, > > >>> 3-5 cm. Fruits not seen. Flowering in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 10 Feb. > > >>> 2011. ID leads to C. brevispina DC. as per Flora of Maharashtra BSI. Pls > > >>> validate. Regards,Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar > > >>> Sinhagad RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel91202435 0765.Fax 91 20 > > >>> 2438 9190. > > > >>> > Capparis.jpg > > >>> > 260KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
