Sorry, do not know how to post a picture in this thread. Pls see a new thread for the plant that I know as C. rheedei, endemic to W ghats.
On Feb 18, 12:28 pm, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > So far I was thinking the plant (same as the picture posted by Shrikant ji, > and Dinesh ji's pics in flickr), which i saw in TDEF along east coast as C. > rheedii. When Giby said 'it is endemic to W.Ghats', i realized there is > something wrong with my id. My plant can not be C.rheedii then. Now I > verified with the Floras by Gamble and Matthew. The descriptions (as well as > distribution) match well with C. brevispina, as also identified by Shrikant > ji. > > Thank you all. I wish also to see pictures of C.rheedii to compare with. > > Thanks & Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > *Capparis* sp. at Jijabai Udyan > > > ... must admit that my ID at > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2369722495/in/photostream/is > > based on Google and flickr photo-search results. > > At FOI we have Aarti ji's photo of the plant found in the same garden ... > > and it could be the same that me and Shrikant ji have found. > > > While arriving to ID of *Capparis rheedii*, had not given a thought to *C. > > brevispina*, because it is found mentioned as a synonym of *C. > > zeylanica*... ... hopefully my plant gets validated too. > > > Regards. > > Dinesh. > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Vijayasankar > > <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> I think it is *Capparis rheedii*. A common element of the tropical dry > >> evergreen forests in TN. > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2369722495/in/photostream/ > > >> Regards > > >> Vijayasankar Raman > >> National Center for Natural Products Research > >> University of Mississippi > > >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > >> le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > > >>> Dear All > > >>> Request once again to validate the ID. Incidently the ID validation of > >>> another two plants (Cordyline fruticosa and Sterculia villosa) from > >>> Vir Jijamata Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai remains still buried under humus of > >>> comments. Regards, Shrikant > > >>> On Feb 11, 9:38 am, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <le...@rediffmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > Capparis once again in the focus. Large shrub or small tree 2 m tall. > >>> Leaves 3-6 cm, elliptic, acute, cuneate; petioles 3 mm. Flowers axillary, > >>> 3-5 cm. Fruits not seen. Flowering in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 10 Feb. > >>> 2011. ID leads to C. brevispina DC. as per Flora of Maharashtra BSI. Pls > >>> validate. Regards,Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar > >>> Sinhagad RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel9120 2435 0765.Fax 91 20 > >>> 2438 9190. > > >>> > Capparis.jpg > >>> > 260KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
