The genera Spermacoce and Borreria are real nightmare for the taxonomists over ages. The plants in question should be collected from the field and may send to one of the experts in our group. This is my suggestion to solve the mystery.
Santhosh 2009/11/1 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Details of two pictures of Dinesh ji at FOI are as: > "They were at different places: > 1) Vaghbil, Thane -- home vicinity, and > 2) Nirlon Knowledge Park, Goregaon -- office premises." > > Now, I am still having a strong doubt about 2nd picture of Dinesh ji at FOI > being some different species. May I request members to post pictures of > *Spermacoce > pusilla *showing full view of the plant. > > > 2009/11/1 shubhada nikharge <[email protected]> > > My pics of *Spermacoce pusilla *taken at Kas plateau, Near Satara, >> Maharashtra in Sept 2009. >> Common name: Tiny False Buttonweed >> Hindi : सफेद फूली >> Marathi : तारकादळ >> Family*:* Rubiaceae >> Cheers, >> Shubhada >> >> >> >> "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I >> can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >> *To:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]>; indiantreepix < >> [email protected]>; Tabish <[email protected]>; Shrikant >> Ingalhalikar <[email protected]>; Dr. Santhosh Kumar < >> [email protected]>; Vijayasankar Raman <[email protected]>; >> Prashant awale <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Sun, 1 November, 2009 4:46:33 PM >> *Subject:* [indiantreepix:21974] Re: Operation Spermacoce- Spermacoce >> pusilla? >> >> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Try the new Yahoo! 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