Dear Kenneth You seemed to have solved identification of two plants. To me the Plant from Nandi Hills, Karnataka, forwarded by Garg ji (25383 on 9-2-10) also appears to be the same.
-- 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 Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > RE: Montanoa: > > I know that M. grandiflora flowers as the days just begin to lengthen in > early winter in CA and FL, USA. Its flowers are vanilla scented. > > I'm not certain if M. hibiscifolia flowering is photoperiodic or not, > nor do I know if it is similarly-scented. Here are many more pics of it at > this link: > > > http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=montanoa+hibiscifolia > > > Regards-- > Ken. > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> > *To:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]>; efloraofindia < > [email protected]> > > *Cc:* Nayan Singh <[email protected]>; Gurcharan Singh-sify < > [email protected]>; satish pardeshi <[email protected]>; Shrikant > Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tue, February 9, 2010 10:15:51 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:27494] Fwd: [indiantreepix:24268] Plant for > Kodaicanal 281109 – NSD 106 > > This is likely Montanoa hibiscifolia or possibly M. grandiflora. They are > both "Tree Daises", native from Mexico through Central America, often in > cloud forests at high elevations. > > The latter is occasionally used as an ornamental in coastal California and > Florida, USA. > > The former is very similar, but infrequently planted due to its weedy > tendencies; it has escaped in Hawaii and is considered noxious there.. It > should probably be monitored and possibly eradicated especially near flowing > water sources; many fertile seeds can be generated in one year. > > M. grandiflora: > http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=15316 > > M. hibiscifolia: > http://www.hear.org/species/montanoa_hibiscifolia/ > > http://www.eol.org/pages/503465#image-1991590 > > Regards-- > Ken Greby. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Nayan Singh <[email protected]>; Gurcharan Singh-sify < > [email protected]>; satish pardeshi <[email protected]>; Shrikant > Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tue, February 9, 2010 9:22:32 PM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:27491] Fwd: [indiantreepix:24268] Plant for > Kodaicanal 281109 – NSD 106 > > Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nayan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: 28 November 2009 22:38 > Subject: [indiantreepix:24268] Plant for Kodaicanal 281109 – NSD 106 > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > > > Friends > > Photographed in Kodaicanal on 12-1-07 > > Please id this Asteraceae plant > > Thanks in advance > > Nayan > > .............................. > N.S.Dungriyal IFS > Chief Conservator of Forests > and Field Director > Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad > M.P. > 09424792100 > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. 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