Nice pictures! I would love to see the habit and habitat picture of this plant, if you have the same.
Regards Giby On 1 March 2012 08:20, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Fellow Group-members, > > > The subject line is circumspect for a number of reasons. > > > Had labelled this plant Gynura cusimbua and forgotten all about it till I > photographed an almost identical plant whose leaves were glabrous and got > down to some reading. > > > I have relied on Flora Maharashtra keys for the identity [ref: Flora > Maharashtra 3:111 and 3:113]. > > Erect herb (1-2 ft.) in a dry grassland at the base of a hill (Kankeshwar, > Alibaug) on Jan. 01, 2012. > > The leaves are the 'key' and the basis for the species id. > > This species is listed as 'near threatened' in the IUCN red list [ > http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/177396/0]. > > Thank You for viewing / comments, as appropriate - if indicated. > > > Regards, > > > 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
