Nice work and great effort! Would you please mention the number of stamens in your plant?
Thanks and Regards, Giby On 24 October 2011 18:56, Samir Mehta <samirmeht...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Fellow Group-members, > > I have identified the images posted as being Ludwigia prostrata following > the keys in Rheedea Vol. 20 (1) 59-70 2010. Reference is available in thread > 'efloraofindia:89073'. > > Must mention that the keys in Flora of China and Flora of Maharashtra are > different but Rheeda reference is most recent & India specific. > Flora of Maharashtra does not mention this species so am not sure whether > it is documented in Maharashtra. > > Here's my brief explanation for the id: > - Plant erect. (-894) > - Stem winged (-896), well branched & herbaceous throughout. > - Stem and leaves glabrous. > - Flower (-900): sepals 4, petals 4; sepal size 4-5mm, almost similar for > petals also; > - Capsule: as seen (-909) > - Capsule and seeds (-903): as seen [uniseriate: arrangement of seeds in a > single row] > > Numbers in brackets above are the last three digits of the respective > images. > > Ruled out L. perennis as stem and branches were winged. > Ruled out L. linifolia as stem not woody at base. > > Will be happy to visit the site again & / or provide additional > information, if required. > > Happy Diwali, > > Samir Mehta > > > > > -- 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
