Many thanks Pankaj Ji for ur insight in to C.hamosa. Satish Sir, this is very common in High altitude mineral diposited rocks in Odisha and could be consider as a indicator species.
Regards prasad On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Prasad ji Thanks for sharing an unusual plant. > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 6:41 PM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear members sharing the images of one of the common medicinal liana from >> Ranpur, Nayagarh. >> >> >> >> Name of the species: Chirita hamosa >> >> Family: Gesneriaceae >> >> Place of Collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Odisha >> >> Habit: Herb >> >> Habitat: Wild, Odisha semi-evergreen to moist deciduous forests, Shaded >> rocks in forests, cliffs, or stream side valleys. >> >> Description: Annuals, leaves 1-6, lowermost solitary, leaves toward apex >> opposite; leaf blade narrowly to broadly ovate, Cymes scorpioid, 1-5 >> flowered. >> >> >> * >> * >> >> -- >> Prasad Kumar Dash >> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> email: [email protected] >> ph. 09437444241 >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
