I am very sorry for a mistake from my side as I have taken notes wrongly on to my notebook and my identification of plant in this thread went wrong. I do not know how it had happened. Thank you Prabhu for pointing out that and made me to recheck the same.
Yes this is *M. pauciflora* only. I further agree with Mayur jis explanation on *M. languinosa. * *Murdania pauciflora* ....stem creeping rooting at nodes, villous on one side. Leaves up to 5X 1.6cm sessile base usually cordate; more or less hairy, sheaths with ciliate margins Flowers in 1-5 flowered, axillary cymes. Sepals narrowely oblong petals brownish yellow Stamens and staminodes 3 each..... (Flora of Udupi, G K Bhat) Thanks and Regards Giby On 24 October 2011 08:53, Mayur Nandikar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all................. > Prabhu ji is may be right and again I am writing here flowers in *Murdannia > pauciflora *are orange to brick red in colour. > * > * > In *Murdannia lanuginosa *leaves are linear to linear lanceolate with a > broad base, finely acuminate apex, conspicuously striate and with acuminate > margin. Grow always erect. > > Above posted plant is may be *M. pauciflora *coz of its prostrate habit > (apparently look likes), leaves ovate, apex acute, and margins aren't that > much of undulate. > > To compare herewith I am attaching image of *M. lanuginosa * > > * * > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Murdannia lanuginosa* >> A common plant at Kaas in Sep. >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Prejith Sampath <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> This is a plant found growing on the roadsides in South Wynad at about >>> 700 to 800 msl. Is it a Commelina sp. ? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Prejith >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > > > -- > Mr. Mayur D. Nandikar, > Research Student, > Department of Botany, > Shivaji University, > Kolhapur. > 07507013607 > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
