I took some first looks at descriptions of endemic species of *Memecylon* - but was unable to know for sure whether any of them had the characteristic feature of bearing solitary flower. Many thanks for your clarification, Giby ji. It is different joy and treat to eyes to find few-flowered *Memecylon*.
Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Dinesh ji for your comments. I haven't given a detailed description > along with the picture. > Actually the flowers are not sessile but mostly 1-3 flower/s at a time > (you can see a flower bud behind the flower in my picture). > Eventhough the FRI description says that the peduncle is as long as 6-12 > cm, I have seen hardly any peduncle. What I saw was that each flower arises > from a point in the stem (mostly older, leafless stem). While taking the > pictures I preffered single flowered inflorescence for clarity. > The leaves exactly looks like a Syzygium/Eugenia but the > general appearance looks like a Memecylon and before I saw the flowers I > wrote the name as Memecylon syzygioides! > > Please have a look at the following link to get an idea about the leaves > of the plant > http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/memesubr/memesubr_en.html > > Forgot to mention that this is an Endemic Endangered plant seen in the > understorey of Agasthyamalai forests. > > > Regards > Giby > > > On 20 January 2013 00:51, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Many thanks Giby ji for showing solitary-flowered Memecylon. >> Definitely a flora pic! >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 10:47 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> Here is my picture for Flora Picture of the year 2012. >>> *Memecylon subramanii *a narrow endemic species belonging to the family >>> Melastomataceae. >>> Photographed from Schentharuni Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 19 January 2013 19:01, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I request Singh ji to declare one of them as the best among those >>>> entered as it is now 19.1.13. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13 January 2013 15:51, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear members I have published the blog regarding the "Flora Picture >>>>> of The Year 2012" <http://indiantreepix.blogspot.in/> >>>>> So far 20 members have submitted their pictures with stories. >>>>> Expecting few more. >>>>> You can view the blog at http://indiantreepix.blogspot.in/. >>>>> Please hurry up. Please inform me about any inadvertent errors or >>>>> typos/exclusions. >>>>> Thanks and Regards >>>>> Dr Satish Phadke >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:35 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Balkar ji, >>>>>> Not decided as yet. We have to fix it. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10 January 2013 17:25, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sorry Flora Picture of the year 2012 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> > Garg Ji is there any last date to submit flora picture of the Year >>>>>>> 2010? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 6:49 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >> Hi, Singh ji, >>>>>>> >> This year you have to declare one of the entries as the best. >>>>>>> >> So pl. keep a watch. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On 31 December 2012 20:58, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Dear members, >>>>>>> >>> Year 2012 is passing by & efloraofindia (efi in short) has >>>>>>> generated an >>>>>>> >>> unprecedented interest in photographing Indian Flora, ist >>>>>>> identification & >>>>>>> >>> documentation. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Let us post one of our best images by each of the member. It may >>>>>>> be based >>>>>>> >>> on a difficult situation, a rare plant, a technically sound >>>>>>> image, a beauty >>>>>>> >>> never to be forgotten, a beauty of joy, a great story telling >>>>>>> photograph >>>>>>> >>> etc. >>>>>>> >>> Let us keep the subject as "Flora Picture of the year- 2012- >>>>>>> Name of the >>>>>>> >>> Photographer" only. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Don't forget to tell the story behind the picture, which makes >>>>>>> even an >>>>>>> >>> ordinary picture look outstanding. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Last few years' pictures & story behind them are available at >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://indiantreepix.blogspot.com/2009/12/flora-picture-of-year-2009-best-images.html >>>>>>> >>> (2009) >>>>>>> >>> http://indiantreepix.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html (2008) >>>>>>> >>> http://indiantreepix.blogspot.com/ (2010) >>>>>>> >>> http://efloraofindia.blogspot.com/ (2011) >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> We may request Satish Phadke ji to put them along with the >>>>>>> stories/ >>>>>>> >>> comments on the blog with his expertise in this area as he has >>>>>>> done in last >>>>>>> >>> years. >>>>>>> >>> This year in addition we will be asking Singh ji (our most >>>>>>> valuable >>>>>>> >>> member) to declare one of them as the best image among those >>>>>>> entered, after >>>>>>> >>> Satish ji compiles them in a blog. >>>>>>> >>> -- >>>>>>> >>> With regards, >>>>>>> >>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>>>>> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>>> >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand >>>>>>> species & >>>>>>> >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>>>>> (arranged >>>>>>> >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>>>>> >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can >>>>>>> also use them >>>>>>> >>> for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each >>>>>>> image. >>>>>>> >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of >>>>>>> Indian Flora, >>>>>>> >>> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>>>>> >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 >>>>>>> members & >>>>>>> >>> 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>>>>> >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species >>>>>>> database of >>>>>>> >>> more than 7500 species). >>>>>>> >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common >>>>>>> Birds of >>>>>>> >>> India'. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>> >> With regards, >>>>>>> >> J.M.Garg >>>>>>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>>>>> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>>> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand >>>>>>> species & >>>>>>> >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>>>>>> >> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>>>>> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can >>>>>>> also use them >>>>>>> >> for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>>>>> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of >>>>>>> Indian Flora, >>>>>>> >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>>>>> >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 >>>>>>> members & >>>>>>> >> 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>>>>> >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species >>>>>>> database of >>>>>>> >> more than 7500 species). >>>>>>> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common >>>>>>> Birds of >>>>>>> >> India'. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>> Google Groups >>>>>>> >> "ITPmods" group. >>>>>>> >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> >> [email protected]. >>>>>>> >> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/itpmods?hl=en-GB. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > Regards >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>>> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & >>>>>>> > Horticulture Incharge >>>>>>> > Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>>> > Haryana-132103 >>>>>>> > 09416262964 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & >>>>>>> Horticulture Incharge >>>>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>>>> 09416262964 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/itpmods?hl=en-GB. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>>>>> species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>>>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also >>>>>> use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each >>>>>> image. >>>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 >>>>>> members & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species >>>>>> database of more than 7500 species). >>>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds >>>>>> of India'. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species >>>> * & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members >>>> & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>>> of more than 7500 species). >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/itpmods?hl=en-GB. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>> Assistant Professor >>> PG and Research Department of Botany >>> Sacred Heart College >>> Thevara >>> Kochi- 682 013 >>> Kerala, India >>> Phone - +914844044436 (office) +919947109987 (Mobile) >>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Assistant Professor > PG and Research Department of Botany > Sacred Heart College > Thevara > Kochi- 682 013 > Kerala, India > Phone - +914844044436 (office) +919947109987 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > --
