Dear Muthu ji, I think the plant is *Commelina erecta L.* because.... *Stems -* Erect to ascending, herbaceous, multiple from base, from thick roots, glabrous to sparse pubescent near apex, often with reddish-purple striations, branching, to -1m long. *Leaves -* Alternate, sheathing, lanceolate to lance-oblong, attenuate, entire, undulate or not, glabrous, to +11cm long, to +/-2.5cm broad. Margins often reddish. Ocrea scarious-green, with rounded lobes at apex or not. Lobes to 2.5mm long. Margins of the ocrea typically with white cilia. *Inflorescence -* Terminal cymes of +/-3 flowers. Cymes subtended (surrounded) by a folded spathe. Spathe margins joined in basal 1/3 to 1/2. Spathe pilose to scabrous because of hispidulous hairs, to 2.5cm long, 2cm broad (when folded), acute. *Flowers -* Petals 3. 2 upper petals blue, clawed. Claw to 3mm long, white. Limb (sub)orbicular to reniform, to 1.7cm in diameter, glabrous. Lower petal white, reduced, notched at apex, +/-6mm long, 7-8mm broad, often scarious, glabrous. Staminodia 3. All exserted by upper petals. Anthers yellow, 4-lobed. Filaments glabrous, pale yellow to white, to 4mm long. Stamens 3, unequal, one similar to staminodia (and exserted just beyond them), other two more "typical" and exserted by lower petal. Filaments of two "typical" stamens glabrous, to 1.4cm long, lilac, curling inward at apex. Anthers purplish, 2mm long. Style curling at apex, to 5mm long, glabrous, white. Ovary green, 1mm in diameter, 3-locular. Sepals 3, whitish, reduced.
Regards Tanay On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > This Commelinaceae member is photographed in a river bank (Moyar). It grows > in shady soil. Please help to identify this herb. > > *Date/Time-* > > 12-12-2009 / 03:00 PM > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-* > > Nilgiri North Dist; river bank; ca. 300msl > > *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > Wild; exposed slopes > > *Plant Habit- * > > Herb; > > *Height/Length-* > > 10-15cm > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > Plicate; 4-6cm long > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > Raceme; 2.5 – 3cm long > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > Blue; ca. 1.5cm across > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > > > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > > No fragrance > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" 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=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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=en.
