Thanks, Tanay ji, I think it matches as per the links: http://www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au/Flowering/Flowers/Commelina_cyanea.htm http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Commelina~cyanea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina_cyanea On 25 March 2010 00:44, TANAY BOSE <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Garg Ji, > After a bit of search I came to known that there is a species of > Commelina which has similar leaf, floral & stem morphology to that of > your photo and also prefers to grown in the marshy condition. > Commelina cyanea has been called "scurvy weed" as it was used by early > European settlers to avoid or alleviate scurvy. It is a weak trailing > perennial herb, generally prostrate or nearly so, with fleshy stems > growing up to 1-2 metres in length. It superficially resembles the > common introduced weed, wandering jew (Trandescantia fluminensis; syn > T.albiflora), but differs in that the lance-shaped (lanceolate) leaves > are narrower and it has bright blue (rather than white) flowers > occurring over the summer and early autumn period. Scurvy weed tends > to grow rapidly in warm and/or wet weather and die back in the cooler, > dryer months. This plant has been recorded from wetlands of India and > specialy you will be happy to know that West Bengal is considered as > one of it's favourable regions. In the link below you will find a > complete disertation thesis submitted by a forestry student of > Bangladesh which was later published supports by thinking, > > > http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ZoJqSfemvxEJ:www.fao.org/forestry/webview/media%3FmediaId%3D14612%26langId%3D1+Commelina+cyanea+%2B+west+bengal+%2Bindia&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESir9K1-5M61alsBQcixDwMm8Fx_dTT5IboHrh1vvIYJ4zhaqNMSTyvVvQlsQMUUbotjQNRcV2iKudfzg7Rl3cSWBogV5LloXYUpatKorc1mf8UKk8iYi2QtMVtoYge3Lk-wH4TL&sig=AHIEtbSDQUsORd3zssBmpDYu4W8uOwmCbg > > Regards > Tanay > > > On Mar 24, 11:53 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Mayur ji, > > According to the* eFlora of China* *Commelina maculata* Edgeworth, > Trans. > > Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 20: 89. 1851.[Syn: *Commelina > > obliqua*Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don var. > > *viscida* C. B. Clarke; *C. paludosa* Blume var. *viscida* (C. B. Clarke) > R. > > S. Rao & Kammathy.] has blue petals, 2 anterior ones is 10 mm, posterior > one > > ca. 4 mm. Which mean the posterior petal will be nearly less than half > the > > size of anterior ones, this character is completely missing from the > plant > > photo provided by Garg Ji, where all the petals are of nearly equal > sizes. > > In the link below you will find lot of pictures of *C maculata* uploaded > by > > Garg Ji in WIKIMEDIA COMMONS the leaf structure also doesn't match with > this > > plant. > > > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Commelina_maculata > > > > Regards > > Tanay > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Mayur Nandikar < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > Is there only single Individual or population? Because such type of > petal > > > shape I never seen before in *Commelina. *If it is with only > > > individual then might be an *Commelina maculata.* C. maculata is having > > > marshy habit and lvs are lanceolate just lke in u r photographs. > > > Thanx > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 1:26 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Date/Time- *on 21/3/10 at around 9 a.m.* > > > > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *in Joka Marshes, Kolkata* > > > > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- *Wild * > > > > >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- *Herb* > > > > >> Height/Length- around 25 cm > > > > >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- > > > > >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > > > >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > > > > >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > > > >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > >> -- > > >> With regards, > > >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > > > >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > >> Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > > >> Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > > >>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > > >> Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > > > >> -- > > >> 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]> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googÂlegroups.com> > > >> . > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Mr. Mayur D. 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