Psychotria is a very difficult genus to be identified. The main key starts with the pyrenes. That key chracter is missing here. Better to drop its identity until somebody comes up its seed characters.
Santhosh On 16 February 2013 13:31, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > *I afraid whether this is P. flavida. > * > 2-3m for *P. flavida* is unusual *P. flavida *is generally tend to spread > within 1-2m and spreads down. Further roots would develop from the nodes of > the drooping branches and later that rooting branch start act as a > different individual. A weak shrub, in general appearance. > The alternate or whorled inflorescence branching is against the key > character of *P. flavida *as per Gamble (Vol-II, page 638). > The key says; > Branches of inflorescence opposite Inflorescence spreading Corymbiform.... > in the key these characters are not there in this plant. > Further, the inflorescence branches turn to bright yellow when in fruit > and the fruits looks different for me. You can still see the corymbiform > inflorescence of *P. flavida* in fruit stage as well. > I am working on the pictures I will get back as soon as I get any lead. > Thank you very much for providing supportive information that enabled to > go for a critical evaluation. > Regards, > Giby > > efi link of Psychitria species: > Psychotria<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/r/rubiaceae/psychotria> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prashant Awale <[email protected]> > Date: 11 February 2012 11:00 > Subject: [efloraofindia:107515] Rubiaceae week::Psychotria flavida at > Chandoli WLS > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > Bot. name:* Psychotria flavida > * > Family: Rubiaceae > > Date/Time: Jan, 2010 / 1300Hrs > > Location: Chandoli WLS, Maharashtra > > Habitat: Wild > > Plant habit: Shrub, around 2 to 3 m in height. > > Regards > Prashant > > > > -- > 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 2045 members & > 1,45,000 messages on 31/1/13) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 8000 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 > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- SANTHOSH ------------------------------------------ Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar MSc, PhD, FIAT, FLS Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala India www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
