Thanks to everybody for the identification. A lot of pictures of Murdannia pauciflora on the internet are misleading.
Regards, Prejith. On Oct 24, 11:07 am, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
