Thank you Shrikant Ji, For indicating the difference and focusing on the minor point which was important for the identification. Regards Tanay
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:24 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com > wrote: > This plant would be P. longifolia Nutt. since corolla has brown spots > at base. This plant was named as P. minima in FOS later corrected to > above. P. minima is included in FFOS. Regards, Shrikant > > On Apr 9, 10:53 am, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > *Physalis minima* for discussion. > > > > *Date/Time* : April 3, 2010 at 1.10pm IST > > *Location Place* : Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, > Mumbai) > > ... *Altitude* : 66 m ... *GPS* : 19°14'14.75"N, 72°57'52.23"E > > *Habitat* : wild ... *Type* : mixed deciduous forest > > *Plant Habit* : herbaceous bush ... *Height *: 30 - 50 cm ... *Length* : > - > > not a climber - > > *Leaves Type *: simple, alternate, margin entire, or shallowly toothed > ... * > > Shape* : ovate-lanceolate (variable) ... *Size* : 4 - 6 (12) cm x 2.5 - 3 > > (7) cm > > *Inflorescence Type* : solitary ... *Size* : - > > *Flowers Size* : 6 - 8 mm ... *Colour* : off-white to pale yellow, > brownish > > spots at base ... *Calyx* : triangular, 3 - 5 mm long ... *Bracts* : - > > *Fruits Type* : berry (edible), enclosed in calyx ... *Shape *: globose > ... > > *Size* : about 1 cm ... *Seeds* : about 2 mm, flat disc-shaped or broadly > > reniform > > > > *Other Info* : > > *Fragrance* : do not know ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... *Uses* : > of > > medicinal value, fruits eaten. > > > > Photos at flickr photostream, triggered Muthu ji to query whether the > plant > > would be *P. angulata* ...or... *P. lagascae*. > > My feeling was *P. minima* (syn. *P. lagascae*) as per NPGS / GRIN ... > > because the flowers have yellow-brown anthers unlike bluish in *P. > > angulata*(Ref; > http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_angulata_page.html) > > > > Revisitedhttp:// > www.plantsystematics.com/qikan/manage/wenzhang/aps06141.pdfto > > check on Muthu ji's query, > > The PDF article: *The myth of “minima” and “maxima”, the species of > Physalis > > * is interesting; talks about confusion regarding *P. minima* on Indian > > subcontinent > > It highlights one species confused for other. *P. minima* has naturalized > > pan-tropically, is a fact. > > However, its description could be loose enough for mistaking it for > another > > species, at least on the Indian subcontinent, specifically *P. lagascae*. > > > > As per this article, my posted plant could be thus *P. lagascae*. > > > > Comments please. > > > > Regards. > > > > P1160249.jpg > > 91KViewDownload > > > > P1160238.jpg > > 166KViewDownload > > > > P1160240.jpg > > 73KViewDownload > > > > P1160244.jpg > > 87KViewDownload > > > > P1160247.jpg > > 96KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
