Dear all, Many thanks for the identification. Yes Radhaji, the stem was glabrous. It should be *Breynia vitis-idaea* (Burm.f.) Fischer of Euphorbiaceae. I would like to know the Tamil name for this shrub.
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:39 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > A reply: > "This is not a Phyllanthus sp. It is Breynia vitis-idaea of Euphorbiaceae. > Santhosh" > > On 11 January 2013 14:29, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> Could this be Sauropus albiflorus? >> Pudji Widodo >> >> Looks like Phyllanthus reticulatus >> best >> Radha >> >> >> *Isn't it Breynia vitis-idaea?* >> Regards >> Vijayasankar Raman >> >> Is the stem glabrous? It looks like it, so I think the* Breynia vitis- >> idaea more likely. >> *best >> Radha >> >> efi site link for *Breynia vitis-idaea*: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/phyllanthaceae/breynia/breynia-vitis-idaea >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> >> Date: 4 January 2013 11:28 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:142221] Euphorbiaceae for identification >> 040113MK02 >> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> Cc: Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> Please help me to identify this shrub. Is this any *Phyllanthus* sp.? I >> can't see any flowers in this plant. >> >> Leaf: c. 4 x 3 cm >> Fruit: c. 1 cm across >> >> Date: 20 Dec 2012 >> Place: Javvadu hills, Tiruvannamalai dist., TN >> Alt.: c. 200 m asl >> Habitat: near a stream (riparian) >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 2030 members & >> 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 7500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > > -- > 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 2030 members & > 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org --
