As it is from Amboli, it could be Boehmeria platyphylla Talb. (B. scabrella Gaud.) of family Urticaceae. A common shrub more common in the rainy season (also seen in the summer season) along the edges of evergreen to semievergreen forests.
One more Boehmeria malabarica Wedd. is a small tree seen occassionally in the evergreen forests close to the water course. -Divakar On Nov 7, 1:47 pm, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > This has to be an Urticaceae for sure. > Pankaj > > > > > > > "This is not Acalypha indica. I am sure. The plant ( A.indica) is > > available near my house- very common weed. The plant in question may be a > > type of stinging nettle." > > > --- On *Sun, 7/11/10, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:53516] Request for ID – 021010SC3 > > To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Sunday, 7 November, 2010, 6:58 AM > > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > > “Shoba ji, this is *Acalypha indica* or Indian nettle. This is growing > > wild in our area. > > Regards, > > Mani” > > > “*Looks like Acalypha indica > > *Flowers would confirm > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > “For me the *leaf margin impedes to conclude as Acalypa indica*. ” from > > Muthu ji. > > > "... this *could be Boehmeria macrophylla* ... the African jolanettle, > > false nettle, wild ramie. > > Please wait for comment(s)." from Dinesh ji. > > > "I *don't think Boehmeria macrophylla* > > >http://www.henriettesherbal.com/pictures/p03/pages/boehmeria-macrophy... > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh" > > "Gurcharan ji ... requesting you to take a look at these two links showing > > digital herbaria of Boehmeria macrophylla at > > 1) > >http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/dacs5/System/Exhibition/Detail.jsp?... > > 2) > >http://plants.jstor.org/taxon/specimens/Boehmeria.macrophylla?s=-ttl&;... > > *Another possibility of* Muthu ji's plant could be *a species of Laportea > > (syn. Fleurya, Urtica)."* from Dinesh ji. > > > A reply from Mahadeswara ji: > > "This is not Acalypha indica. I am sure. The plant ( A.indica) is > > available near my house- very common weed. The plant in question may be a > > type of stinging nettle." > > > "it looks like Boehmeria species can be B. macrophylla > > > Regards > > Satish Pardeshi" > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: *shobha chavda* > > <koa...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=koa...@gmail.com> > > > Date: Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:23 PM > > Subject: [efloraofindia:49188] Request for ID – 021010SC3 > > To: indiantreepix > > <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://mc/compose?to=indiantree...@googlegroups.com> > > > Request for ID – 021010SC3 > > > Dear All, > > > Posting a photo for Id of plant. > > > Date / Time – 21st Aug. 2010 / 10.45 am. > > > Location – Place /Altitude / GPS – Amboli,Maharashtra > > > Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Wild > > > Plant Habit – Tree/Shrub / Climber /Herb – Herb > > > Height /Length – > > > Leaves Type / Shape / Size – > > > Inflorescence Type /Size – > > > Flowers Size /Colour /Calyx – > > > Fruits Type /Shape /Size / Seeds – > > > Other Information like Fragrance,Pollinator,Uses etc – > > > Regards, > > > Shobha > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
