Hi, ' This could be *Eriocaulon heterolepis* Steudel, which has long exceeding involucral bracts. I have collected this species myself from Maharashtra. However, I can not confirm the identity without seeing the dissected flowers and seeds. You may refer the book " Eriocaulaceae of India by Ansari & Balakrishnan.
Important diagonostic features for this species are as follows.. Rootstock absent; Peduncles many; Heads white or grey; Involucral bracts oblong-lanceolate, spreading; Male sepalsconnate ion to a spathe, 3-lobed; Anthers blac; Female sepals-3, free, unequal; Female petals 3, spathulate, not clawed; Cells of seed coat transversely elongated, aligned in vertical rows; Appendages 5-6. dialated at apex, from the transverse radial walls appears to be in transverse rings on the surface of the seeds. With warm regards On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 6:14 PM, jmgarg1 <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jayesh Patil <jayesh...@gmail.com> > Date: 31 August 2011 23:26 > Subject: [efloraofindia:78957] 31.08.11.JP.02 - Eriocaulon spp. > identification2 > To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > > Hello, > > Another species of *Eriocaulon *seen at Matheran. > > This one has prominent (involucral?) bracts beneath the inflorescence. > > - Jayesh > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members & > 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- *Manudev K Madhavan* Junior Research Fellow Plant Systematic & Floristics Lab, Department of Botany, Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research St. Joseph's College, Devagiri Kozhikode- 673 008 Mob: 9496470738
