Yes Gibyji, DrBatri is the first one sending the pictures from that place. Even I couldn't make trip to there where my home is hardly 10km away.
I also think that this is *I.parviflora*. On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > Wow, a plant from Alagar Kovil forests, I think this is the first upload > of a plant species from this pristine forests near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. > > Could it be *Ixora parviflora, "*the torch tree"*. * > Prashant ji got it right about the length of the corolla tube. > > > Regards > Giby > > > * * > > On 12 February 2012 21:43, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh, >> First I too thought the same but the Corolla tube looks bit longer. In >> case of I. brachiata it is usually shorter, around 5 to 6 mm. >> Regards >> Prashant >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Looks very similar to *Ixora brachiata* (family: Rubiaceae) >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Looks Any Rubiaceae member >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 7:16 PM, T.Badrinarayanan < >>>> badrinarayan...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear friends, >>>>> Please identify this plant , details as follows : >>>>> >>>>> Date: 18.2.11 >>>>> Location:Alagarkoil >>>>> Habitat: Wild >>>>> Habit: Small tree >>>>> Height:10 feet >>>>> Leaves :as in picture >>>>> flowers and fruits as depicted >>>>> Tamil name: not known >>>>> Please do the needful, >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Dr T .Badri Narayanan >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> Haryana-132103 >>>> 09416262964 >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > 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 > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
