Dear HS, The crux of my posts with the subject line having words *Names of Plants in India* is validating the names. The photos put in such posts are not for querying ID.
Am quite comfortable with *Smithia setulosa*. This photo indeed shows large handsome flower of *Smithia setulosa*, about 15 - 20 mm across. All aspects about this plants are larger in comparison to other species of * Smithia* found in northern Western Ghats. The full grown plant stands about 1 - 1.5 m tall, with large compound leaves, the leaflets as large as compound leaves of the other 2 species. Both *S. hirsuta* and *S. bigemina* are smaller plants, less than a metre high. Cannot rule out a mistake by showing a wrong photo while documenting names; please do alert me. Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:24 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > I am confused with the identity... S. bigemina, S. setulosa or S. hirsuta > > pls provide some details about the plant for confirmation.. > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> **Ye to eflora ki krupa hai! >> Madhuri >> >> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> >> *Sender: *[email protected] >> *Date: *Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:39:26 +0530 >> *To: *Madhuri Pejaver<[email protected]> >> *Cc: *Tanay Bose<[email protected]>; Balkar Singh< >> [email protected]>; Dinesh Valke<[email protected]>; >> efloraofindia<[email protected]> >> *Subject: *Re: [efloraofindia:87464] Names of Plants in India :: Smithia >> setulosa >> >> What a lovely thought Madhuriji >> Regards >> Bhagyashri >> >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Madhuri Pejaver >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> sometimes i wonder that it the flowers which look at some people than >>> they looking at the flowers! hence the photos are so beautiful. >>> Madhuri >>> >>> *From:* Tanay Bose <[email protected]> >>> *To:* Balkar Singh <[email protected]> >>> *Cc:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>; efloraofindia < >>> [email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 12 October 2011 6:51 PM >>> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:87410] Names of Plants in India :: Smithia >>> setulosa >>> >>> Awesome Dinesh Ji >>> Tanay >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> Beautiful CloseUp Dinesh Ji >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Dinesh Valke >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> >>> > S <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> >>> > >>> *Smithia setulosa* Dalzell >>> [image: Smithia setulosa >>> Dalzell]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6227040140/> >>> >>> [image: Flowers of >>> India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Bristly%20Smithia.html> >>> [image: >>> Discussions at >>> efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Smithia%20setulosa> >>> [image: >>> more views in >>> flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Smithiasetulosa&m=tags&z=m> [image: >>> more views on Google >>> Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Smithiasetulosa&format=kml_nl> >>> >>> >>> *SMITH-ee-uh* -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James >>> Edward Smith >>> *set-yoo-LO-sa* -- having little bristles >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: bristly >>> smithia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/bristly-smithia>• >>> *Marathi*: मोठा कवला motha >>> kawla<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/motha-kavala-motha-kavala> >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Smithia setulosa* Dalzell ... *synonyms*: no synonym >>> known >>> >>> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>> ~ >>> Photographed at Koraigad (~2898 ft asl) near Ambavane village, >>> Maharashtra ... October 8, 2011 at 10.11am >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Tanay Bose* >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>> Department of Botany. >>> University of British Columbia . >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>> [email protected] >>> *Webpages:* >>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >>> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
