I think Ratnasabapahyji misspelled 'mass' as Moss. Could this be *Barleria* sp.? perhaps *B.cristata*?
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Rathinasabapathy Ji. > This is not Niligirianthus I presume because the flowers look very > different. > Next the mosses never flower because they are from the group of non- > flowering plants the elongated reproduction structure visible is actually > a > sporophyte. You can check the life cycle of moss from the link below. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss > Thanks > Tanay > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < > brspa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request. >> >> Looks like some species of Nilgirianthus? I am not sure. But experts can >> confirm the id. >> Moss flowering is there along the Managarai- Anaikatti Road. (SH 164) >> Location: Anaikatti. >> Date: 08.12.2011 >> Habitat: Wild >> Habit: shrub. >> >> Thanks >> >> B. Rathinasabapathy >> Project Co-ordinator >> Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >> 1388, Avinashi Road >> Peelamedu >> Coimbatore-641004 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *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) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > *Webpages:* > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org