Amazing capture Mayur Ji Regards
Prasad On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Mayur ji > The story tells about your genuine efforts to hunt for flowers. > Nice story associated with a rare Commelinaceae member. I have added this > to Flora Picture > 2012<http://indiantreepix.blogspot.in/search?updated-min=2013-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2014-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=1> > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Mayur Nandikar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear all, >> Please consider my entry as a Flora Pic. of the year 2012. >> During the month of October 2012, I visited North East states, to >> explore Commeilnaceae members. One day I have spent in Experimental >> Botanical Garden, Umiam- Eastern Regional Centre, BSI, Shillong, Meghalaya. >> Surprisingly, I find number of Commelinaceae members over there, including >> one of the fascinating species of *Amischotolype, *exclusively known >> from North East states of India. Mr. Rabha accompanied me during the >> visit, he was worked as a botanist (NE Circle, Shillong), simple person but >> with extraordinary talent in field. Only because of Mr. Rabha's efforts, >> I can able to see few rare and endemic plants from the states under one >> roof. Now he has been retired (possibly) from the service. I must be >> thankful to him for his service & contribution in the field of plant >> conservation. >> I am attaching the fruting twig of *Amischotolype hookeri* Hassk. and >> Mr. Rabha photograph in inset. >> *Amischotolype *Hassk.is paleotropic genus, c. 26 species, mainly in S, >> E and SE Asia (excluding Sri Lanka), of which four species are strictly >> found in tropical AfricaDuistermaat (2012). In India genus represented >> by three species (modified after Karthikeyan et al 1989). >> *Amischotolype** hookeri* (Hassk.) H. Hara, Fl. E. Himalaya 1: 399. 1966. >> In Khasi it is called “Slaw-sai-sum” >> >> Rhizomatous, perennial herb, rhizome prostrate, stem stout and grows up >> to 100–400 m high.Flowers sessile, white to pink; sepals persistent, >> connate at base, green to deep purple, glabrous or rarely sparsely >> ciliate margin, tip hooded; petals as long as sepals, white to pale pink, >> glabrous, fleshy; stamens filament c 1mm long; anthers, yellow, opening >> by a longitudinal slit. Capsule 1–1.5 × 0.5.–0.7 cm, ovoid, much exerted >> (3–5 mm)from sepals, pink or purple, sparsely hairy, hairs long; valves >> free to fused in basal half, apex acute, lobes absent; seeds 2 per locule, >> 5 x 3 mm, testa variously reticulate, grey, hilum linear, embryotega not >> distinguished but lateral, embedded in scarlet coloured fleshy aril. >> >> *Distribution & ecology*– India and Bangladesh; in North East parts of >> India, in evergreen forests, on slopes, in forest undergrowths. >> -- >> Mayur Nandikar >> Department of Botany, >> Shivaji University, Kolhapur. >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > -- Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Odisha, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241 --
