Hi, Dr. Almeida in his 'Flora of Maharashtra', Vol 1 lists 5 species of Triumfetta :
1.T.pilosa 2.T.rhomboidea 3.T.pentandra 4.T.rotundifolia 5.T.annua Am familiar with the first three. While T.pentandra is an annual undershrub, T.rhomboidea & T.pilosa are perennial herbs. Besides other features, Dr. Almeida differntiates the 3 mainly on the morphology of their fruit. -T.pilosa has fruit with hispid bristles. -T.rhomboidea has globose fruit with sharp bristles. -T.pentandra has ovoid fruit with sharp bristles ciliate down one side. Have these 3 on my property at Shahapur. Have also encountered T.pentandra in the Borivali National Park. My photographs of T.pilosa are available at this link : https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Triumfetta$20pilosa$20Neil$20Soares%7Csort:relevance/indiantreepix/5XK4ghFLejQ/Ci0B6ptAQ8gJ For T.rhomboidea please check these links : https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Triumfetta$20rhomboidea$20Neil$20Soares%7Csort:relevance/indiantreepix/6IyYooZqyk8/EwOgQvBgHtsJ https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Triumfetta$20pilosa$20Neil$20Soares%7Csort:relevance/indiantreepix/AVMmy7nh-1o/axKTGJsYcE8J and for T.pentandra : https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Triumfetta$20pentandra$20Neil$20Soares%7Csort:relevance/indiantreepix/fIBCAfpuoFY/IAUytFTy13EJ With regards, Neil Soares. ________________________________ From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> To: radha veach <[email protected]> Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:168943] Re: Triumfetta pentandra at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV ... the petals almost as long as sepals holds good for all the three (annua, pentandra, rhomboidea) flowers that I am familiar with - in the forests around Mumbai. I think some species of plants got missed out during colonial times - whatever the small list, it would be interesting to build the list. Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 11:42 AM, radha veach <[email protected]> wrote: thank you Dinesh, this is very helpful. > >I have to examine more of these plants. I find that T. rhomboidea is >quite variable. I will get back with you. >Have you see the description in Flora of Pakistan in which T. >pentandra is supposed to have petals as long as the sepals? > And the distribution is as follows:" Common in the northern parts of >the Punjab and N.W.F.P. According to Parker (l.c.) it occurs west of >Indus and is not common." > >Cooke does not mention T. pentandra at all, nor does Hooker, who says >that T. rhomboidea is a very variable plant. BSI's flora gives a very >sketchy description of both. > >Does it mean that T. pentandra has spread over large parts of India >relatively recently? > >If anyone can shed light on this I would be very interested. > >regards >Radha > >On 08/10/2013, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear Radha ... flowers of *T. pentandra* are just about the size of its > >> fruits - about 5 - 7 mm dia ... you may take a look in the photo above. >> While those of *T. rhomboidea* are large - about the twice the size of the > >> fruit - about 5 mm dia. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 8:40 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Dinesh, >>> >>> can you explain how to distinguish between Triumfetta pentandra and T. >>> rhomboidea apart from counting the stamens? >>> >>> regards >>> Radha >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 8, 2013 1:13:40 AM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: ... dense forests of >>>> Pachmarhi]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F10017192183%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzesKbB9_IVMlfvhwQEp8KkV0D7PdA> > >>>> Pachmarhi ... about 3600 feet ft asl >>>> *Date / Time*: 18 SEP 13 at 01:02 PM ... *Altitude*: about 3670 ft asl >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *Triumfetta pentandra* A. Rich. ... (family: Malvaceae; also placed in > >>>> Tiliaceae) >>>> Dear friends, there must be some name in Hindi for this plant. I could >>>> see this plant in many places of Pachmarhi. >>>> [image: Triumfetta >>>> pentandra]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F9937514006%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzepKOANZr1ve-AJLt--oEB5f55ZIw> > >>>> ... a view from Priyadarshini Point (Forsyth Point) ... named for >>>> Captain >>>> James Forsyth of the British Army ... >>>> Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPachmarhi&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc2mqiAayLypjrJ-q3_C1bnyBJOEg> > >>>> . >>>> [image: ... view from Priyadarshini Point (Forsyth >>>> Point)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F9933672455%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcaUpRUXTz1phIkB7CULfJYOdR1rw> > >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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