A reply from Shrikant ji: "Dear Mr. Garg, Id from pictures is likely to lead to such confusions and that is part of the exercise. Specimens would sort out this, yet please see if this key helps. *S. ocymoides* has narrowly winged stem, elliptic leaves, hairy corolla tube and inserted stamens. *S. pusilla* has 4 angled stem, linear leaves, glabrous corolla tube and exserted stamens. Another *S. articularis* also occurs in Maharashtra but its key is not based on visible field characters. Hope I am not adding to the confusion, regards Shrikant "
2009/11/1 Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > This is my picture of *Spermacoce pusilla*. Posted earlier on the group. > Satish > > 2009/11/1 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > >> Garg ji and friends, >> >> Among my photos of *S. pusilla* at >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Spermacocepusilla&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags >> one of them at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2855532251/ looks >> different from *S. pusilla* and has caused the confusion. >> >> It could be *S. ocymoides* ... letting the description stay as it is for >> today as *S. pusilla* -- tomorrow will change it to *S. ocymoides*. >> >> Regards. >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> There has been a lot of confusion regarding *Spermacoce* in past few >>> days, without any concrete result so far. >>> In view feel that everybody has a re-look at Spermacoce species & post >>> them one by one to sort out the confusion. >>> I am posting one here myself. >>> >>> My photos seems to differ a bit (also there is lot of similarities) from >>> Dinesh ji's photos at FOI & Flickr as per links below: >>> >>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tiny%20False%20Buttonweed.html >>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Spermacocepusilla&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags >>> I have an apprehension that these (*Dinesh ji's pictures*) may have been >>> taken at different time or place & may be of different species. >>> >>> I also have the feeling that in Shrikant ji's book relationship between >>> *Spermacoce pusilla* & *Spermacoce ocymoides* has not been properly >>> explained. >>> >>> Is there any relation with *Spermacoce prostrata*, as per pictures at >>> link: >>> http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Spermacoce%20prostrata/Main.html >>> & desc. at link: >>> http://www.hear.org/Pier/scientificnames/..%5Cspecies%5Cspermacoce_prostrata.htm >>> -- >>> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
