... this query because the same photo is put up at FOI with the belief that it is *P. amarus.* At that time with the available resources, the ID seemed perfect to me ... the recent discussions on *P. amarus* and *P.fraternus* is making me re-think.
Unless I am not understanding, it is going a little diffficult for me to say the flower with 6 tepals point to: *P. fraternus* ... Vijayasankar ji *P. amarus* ... Gurcharan ji. Requesting Vijayasankar ji and Gurcharan ji to re-look at this 6-tepals key. The flowers in my photo have 6 tepals (no confusion here) ... attaching a cropped version of the same photo where we will be able to see 6 tepals including the hind (eclipsed) one. Regards. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Strictly speaking this plant is P. fraternus having 5 tepals and male and > female flowers in separate part of the inflorescence, male in clusters of > 2-3 in lower part and female singly in upper part. P. amarus has six tepals > and male and female flowers occur in same axils, is also supposed to have > smaller leaves. Frankly the two look very similar in habit (the leaves of P. > fraternus almost as small as P. amarus towards the end of flowering season). > They are distinct species if you follow GRIN taxonomy website, and P. > fraternus synonym of P. amarus (priority application) if you follow Kew > World checklist. Take your pick. > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Vijayasankar ji ... but why "probably *P. fraternus"*, if already >> asserted it to be "not *P. amarus"* ? >> I believe there can be no other *Phyllanthus* species comimg closer to >> these two. >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Vijayasankar Raman < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Dinesh ji, >>> >>> There is no confusion regarding P. niruri because it doesn't occur in >>> India. All plants which earlier called in that name are belong to (and to be >>> called as) P. amarus, as we all know. >>> >>> And the attached picture 1225059862_a5fc85a488_o.jpg is not P. amarus. >>> Probably P. fraternus. >>> >>> -- >>> With regards >>> >>> R. Vijayasankar >>> FRLHT, Bangalore >>> >> >> -- >> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >> > > > > -- 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=.
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