Many thanks Garg ji for resurfacing this post. Thank you very much Varun ji for providing the characters of both the species.
Posted plant agrees with most characters of *B. pauciflora* ... The leaves were less than 15 cm; they were not large leaves. Flowers were mostly single per inflorescence. I am convinced the posted plant is *B. pauciflora.* Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:15 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Varun ji. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Varun Sharma > Date: 23 February 2015 at 11:56 > Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:215334] Solanaceae Fortnight :: Brunfelsia > grandiflora :: VJBU :: DVFEB03/11 > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > Dear Sir, > > > > It is difficult to identify over images based on keys mentioned below, so > Mr Dinesh Valke Ji knows the exact characters of plant, it would be easy to > him to identify species based on characters mentioned below: > > > > > > Key differences in *Brunfelsia grandiflora* and *B. pauciflora*: > > > > *Brunfelsia grandiflora* > > > > Leaves usually 16-31 cm long, scattered, with 5-9 lateral nerves, less > than 8 cm wide > > Inflorescence lax, often short-branched, flowers 5-many, showy, scentless, > violet fading to white with age, with rounded, white ring at mouth, > > Corolla tube 2-5 times as long as calyx, > > Corolla tube 15-40 mm long, > > Corolla lobes spreading at anthesis > > > > *Brunfelsia pauciflora* > > > > Leaves usually 2-15 cm long, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, with 5-11 > lateral nerves, membranaceous to subcoriaceous > > Flowers 1-many per inflorescence; terminal, sessile or subsessile, with > 1-11 flowers, > > Pedicel 11-25 mm long, showy, deep, reddish purple fading to pale lavender > or white with age, with white spot at mouth sometimes edged with violet. > > Calyx glabrous or with sparse glandular hairs, > > Corolla tube 1-11/2 times as long as calyx, > > Corolla tube 25-40 mm long, > > > > > > Reference: Plowman, T.C. (1998). A Revision of the South American Species > of *Brunfelsia* (Solanaceae). *Fieldiana* – Botany. New Series, (39). > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Varun Sharma > > Botanist > > Nature Forever Society > > Nasik > > *From:* J.M. Garg [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2015 6:19 PM > *To:* efloraofindia > *Cc:* Dinesh Valke; Gurcharan Singh > *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:215334] Solanaceae Fortnight :: Brunfelsia > grandiflora :: VJBU :: DVFEB03/11 > > > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > I am having difficulty in choosing between B. grandiflora and B. > pauciflora. The defining character is calyx only 12 mm long and flowers > more than 5 in a cluster in B. grandiflora and flowers 1 or more and calyx > 25-40 mm long in B. calycina. At least your second photograph (blue flower) > could belong to B. pauciflora. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Thank you very much Gurcharan ji for validating the ID. > > If one of the flowers (the 2nd photo showing blue flower) seems to be *B. > pauciflora* - the 3rd and 4th also would be same - belonging to same > plant The blue colour fades to white as flower loses its glory. > > Only the first one is from different plant, though the flower size I > remember was same as that of blue; perhaps a different cultivar of same > species. > Let me put a cropped version of last photo to show some hint of calyx; but > I do not remember its size. - from Dinesh ji. > > > > efi page on Brunfelsia pauciflora > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/solanaceae/brunfelsia/brunfelsia-pauciflora> > > > > Brunfelsia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/solanaceae/brunfelsia> > species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ > regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever > available) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Dinesh Valke* <[email protected]> > Date: 11 February 2015 at 21:22 > Subject: [efloraofindia:215334] Solanaceae Fortnight :: Brunfelsia > grandiflora :: VJBU :: DVFEB03/11 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > > Solanaceae Fortnight > solanum, nightshade, or potato family > > *Brunfelsia grandiflora* D.Don > > at Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan on March 23, 2008 > > [image: Brunfelsia grandiflora] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2369705621&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdfAnEz8Qgmr4GovtY0fuFirn9Jmg> > > > [image: Brunfelsia grandiflora] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2478095099&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze2niKyy83rI_UTYiOS_wBAICd5RA> > > > [image: Brunfelsia grandiflora] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2370541590&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeq3oOnotZCOMik3-D7Q8vkUs9Q1Q> > > > [image: Brunfelsia grandiflora] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2370665828&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze0Uf7n8igkWGpINbXiSfnBYPD5dA> > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > -- > > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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