Thanks very much Vijayasankar ji and Gurcharan ji for resolving the ID of this plant to *Phyllanthus fraternus* ... commonly known as: gulf leaf-flower • Bengali: bhui-amla, হাজারমণি hazarmani • Hindi: भुईंआंवला bhuinanvalah, हजारमणी hajarmani, कनोछा kanocha • Kannada: ಕಿರುನೆಲ್ಲಿ kirunelli, ನೆಲನೆಲ್ಲಿ nelanelli • Malayalam: കീഴാര്നെല്ലി kiizhaarnelli • Manipuri: চকপা হৈক্রূ chakpa-heikru • Marathi: भुईआवळी bhuiavali • Mizo: mithi-sunhlu • Sanskrit: भूम्यामलकी bhumyamalaki, तमालकी tamalaki • Tamil: கீழாநெல்லி kila-nelli • Telugu: నేల ఉసిరి nela usiri
Regards. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Dinesh ji > Sorry I got it reversed P. fraternus 6, P. amarus 5 > > Here is the key according to Eflora of Pakistan > > Plant completely glabrous; male & female flowers occuring together in > some axils; sepals of both sexes 5; female disc 5-lobed, the lobes > triangular 3 Phyllanthus > amarus<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242337368> > + Plant glabrous, subglabrous, scaberulous or scabrid; male & female > flowers usually in separate axils, sometimes together; sepals of both sexes > 6 > (9)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=125179#KEY-1-9> > 9 > (8)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=125179#KEY-1-8> > Leaves elliptic-oblong to elliptic-oblanceolate, up to 5 mm wide, not > asperulous, dark green; female disc irregularly deeply 6-10-lobed; seeds > ochreous-fulvous > 2 Phyllanthus > fraternus<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242442520> > > > -- > 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 Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ... 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=.
