Thanks, Tabish ji for the feedback. *Spermacoce* is now certainly getting interesting!!! On further scrutiny, my posted pictures seems to match with Spermacoce ocymoides (as initially pointed out by Vijayasankar ji) as at FOI as below: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Leaved%20Button%20Weed.html
Pl. have a look & confirm. 2009/11/1 Tabish <[email protected]> > > Spermacoce decandollei is a synonym of Spermacoce prostrata, according > to Kew Checklist > > http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do;jsessionid=2268205BF1C3C8542EEED25D80614A25 > This plant doesn't seem to agree with the pictures of Spermacoce > prostrata here > http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Spermacoce%20prostrata/Main.html > Leaves are described as elliptic to narrowly elliptic or elliptic- > lanceolate. > > http://www.hear.org/Pier/scientificnames/..%5Cspecies%5Cspermacoce_prostrata.htm > The leaves in the picture should be described as elliptic to ovate- > elliptic. It is possible that the leaves are very variable. If so, I > would like to know. > - Tabish > > On Oct 31, 8:39 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Santhosh ji. > > But I could hardly find any details/ picture on net. Any reason? > > > > 2009/10/31 Dr Santhosh Kumar <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Dear Garg Ji, > > > > > This is Spermacoce decandollei Deb & R.M. Dutta ( Jorunal of Economic > and > > > Taxonomic Botany 5(5): 1044. 1984) Syn: Borreria repens DC. > > > > > Santhosh > > > > > 2009/10/28 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > > >> Along roadside in Ponda area of Goa on 29/9/09. > > >> -- > > >> With regards, > > >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1Garg > > >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > >> Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora > etc. > > >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > > >>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > > >> Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > -- > > > SANTHOSH > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar > > > Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode > > > Thiruvananthapuram-695562 > > > Kerala > > > India > > >www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected])http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora > etc. > > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
