Thank you so much. So we need Swapna to confirm the points you have mentioned after ref. from BNHS lib.
regards, Rashida. > Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:37:42 +0530 > Subject: [indiantreepix:18780] Re: Flemingia on Kaas again and again > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > > > I corrected the spelling on the list too later after checking the dicot flora. > Punctate is having tiny dots > Nigro-punctate is having tiny black(=nigro) dots. > cant remember easily any species showing this character- but some > Indigofera sp. have it. > aparna > > > On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:31 AM, rashida atthar > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Thank you Aparna ji for the explanation. It was to my post 150909 that you > > had IDed it as F. nielgherriense (this is the way it was spelled) in the > > post you sent on my email. It did not come to the group mail. I searched the > > net, but could not find any image of the same. Since you did not contest the > > F. gracilis ID, I assumed you had accepted the same. > > > > If you don't mind can you please explain what does as leaves not > > nigro-punctate beneath mean? Thank you. > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:04:31 +0530 > >> Subject: [indiantreepix:18778] Flemingia on Kaas again and again > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> > >> > >> Dear All, > >> Sometime back photo of Flemingia sp. on Kaas was circulated and I had > >> ided it as Flemingia nilgheriensis based on BSI flora key as it has > >> tuberous roots, which i have myself verified from that site as well as > >> from nearby plateaus in Mahabaleshwar. But later people wrote it as F. > >> gracilis and I did not contest it for lack of some references. > >> However, I have gone through my data and the recent book by Mishra and > >> Singh (2001) on Endemic and threatened flowering plants of Maharashtra > >> and I am strongly of opinion that it is Flemingia nilgheriensis > >> (Baker) Wight ex Cooke. > >> > >> Mishra and Singh mention differentiating characters > >> F. gracilis : as leaves nigro-punctate beneath > >> F. nilgheriensis: as not nigro-punctate beneath > >> Those visiting Kaas at present can verify this. However, I find the > >> character of tuberous roots much more dependable. The other localities > >> they have mentioned are Kalsubai, gothane, Kaas, Mahabaleshwar and > >> Phonda ghat. With the exception of Kalsubai, I have seen this plant in > >> all the other localities mentioned and areas adjacent to it and hence > >> feel certain that this plant is Flemingia nilgheriensis. Also knowing > >> Dipak K. Mishra's identification work, I tend to trust his opinion. > >> > >> I am unable to comment on F. gracilis, never having seen its material. > >> The only three localities mentioned by Mishra for it are Porcupine > >> point (Matheran), Khandala, Lonavla (Sakharpathar plateau- which on > >> way to Sahara amby valley project). and the original collection is by > >> Bell from 1918 from Castle Rock (Karnataka). Those visiting these > >> localities can try getting the material and identifying it again vs > >> that on the above localities. > >> > >> It would also be necessary to read up the original and subsequent > >> descriptions of both the species to search for more clues to confirm- > >> I again miss having access to the good libraries and literature. Maybe > >> those in ARI/BSI/BNHS can check up. > >> > >> To reiterate, with the present knowledge, my belief is that the kaas > >> Flemingia is F. nilgheriensis. > >> aparna > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dr. Aparna Watve > >> > >> Asha Appt, Shanti Nagar, Ekata Colony > >> Nr. BSNL tower, Akbar Ward, > >> Seoni.480661 > >> tel: 07692-228115 > >> mobile: (0)9755667710 and 9822597288 still works > >> > >> >> > > > > ________________________________ > > From the events that change the world, to the ones that just shouldn’t be > > missed. Catch it all on MSN India. Drag n’ drop > > > > -- > Dr. Aparna Watve > Dr. Aparna Watve > Asha Appt, Shanti Nagar, Ekata Colony > Nr. BSNL tower, Akbar Ward, > Seoni.480661 > tel: 07692-228115 > mobile: (0)9755667710 and 9822597288 still works > > > _________________________________________________________________ News, views and inimitable perspectives – On MSN India, you get an all-round view of things that matter. http://in.msn.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
