Thank You Gurcharan ji for this infromation. will rephotograph the fruits to confirm
On Nov 11, 6:21 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > For finding identity of this plant perhaps we will have to go through this > one > > Welzen, P.C. van. 1999. Revision and Phylogeny of subtribes *Chrozophorinae > * and *Doryxylinae* (*Euphorbiaceae*). Blumea 44: 411--436. > > C. prostrata Dalzell & Gibson is now considered as synonym of *Chrozophora* > *plicata* (Vahl) A.Juss. ex > Spreng.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-39826> > This paragraph is important > > http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/specC/Chrozophora.htm#Chroz... > rottleri > > *C. plicata* (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng. is often confused with *C. rottleri*, > because one of the first leads in Prain’s key (1918) asks for the length of > the inflorescence relative to the surrounding leaves. The inflorescence > should be shorter than the leaves in *C. plicata* and longer in *C. rottleri > *. However, they are only longer in *C. rottleri* when the inflorescences > are old and have shed their seeds. The best character to separate both > species is in the stellate hairs on the ovary/fruit, these hairs are flat, > 2-dimensional, almost lepidote in *C. rottleri* (lacking the patent hairs), > and normal, 3-dimensional in *C. plicata*. Furthermore, the leaf blades in *C. > plicata* are usually smaller (less than 3 cm long) and of a much darker > green (at least when dry). > > A close up of fruit only should help. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 5:08 PM, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > yes just two species, Chrozophora rottleri (Geiseler) A.Juss. ex Spreng. > > > and Chrozophora prostrata Dalzell. > > > regards, > > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 5:03 PM, jui <juipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Thanks a lot HS ji. I shall mark the plant. Just wanted to know if > >> there are any other species of Chrozophora found in and around western > >> ghats? > > >> Regards, > >> Jui > > >> On Nov 11, 4:30 pm, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > i guess Chrozophora rottleri (Geiseler) A.Juss. ex Spreng > > >> > regards, > > >> > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com > >> >wrote: > > >> > > Yes Jui ji, *... Chrozophora*. > >> > > Am not sure of the species. > > >> > > Have got some views of *Chrozophora rottleri* at my flickr > >> photostream: > > >> > >http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Chrozophorarottleri&w=91314344%40N00&;. > >> .. > > >> > > Regards. > >> > > Dinesh > > >> > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:34 PM, jui pethe <juipe...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> Hello > >> > >> Found a herb (probably Some Chrozophora sp. family Euphorbiaceae) > > >> > >> Date/Time-08/11/2011- 05 PM > > >> > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Nashik, Maharashtra > > >> > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Weed > >> > >> Plant Habit- Herb > >> > >> Size: around 1 feet or a little lesser > > >> > >> Leaves Type: simple > >> > >> Shape: slightly lobed into 3 parts. margin wavy > >> > >> Size- 7-8 cm x 5-6 cm > >> > >> Ovate > >> > >> with silvery hair on both faces of leaves stem, tender parts of > >> plants > >> > >> etc. > > >> > >> Flower: calyx/Corolla: abt 0.8 cm 5 numbers lance shaped. > >> > >> stigmas 5 yellow > >> > >> tallest part of the flower > >> > >> Anthers yellow > >> > >> Fruits Type: 3 lobed, spiny with persistent styles red in appearance > > >> > >> -- > >> > >> *Jui Pethe* > > >> > >> Senior Research Fellow, > >> > >> NAIP-ICAR Project, > >> > >> Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University > >> > >> Nashik > > >> > -- > >> > - H.S. > > >> > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart > >> of > >> > stone > > > -- > > - H.S. > > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > > stone
