Tanay Another telepathy. My mail 5.27 your 5.28, not knowing each others' answer; reaching same conclusion simultaneously. I got confused originally to think of Arctotis.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired 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, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:28 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Gurcharan Ji & Tabish Ji, > According to Eflora of North America I think this plant is *Dimorphotheca > pluvialis* (Linnaeus) Moench, Methodus. 585. 1794. > > Syn:* Calendula pluvialis* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 921. 1753 > > *Annuals,* 5–20(–40+) cm. *Leaf blades* narrowly oblong or oblanceolate to > linear, 15–50(–100+) × 3–15(–25+) mm, mar-gins usually dentate to > pinnatifid, sometimes entire. *Peduncles* (3–)5–12+ cm. *Phyllaries* 6–12+ > mm. *Ray corolla* laminae abaxially white to ochroleucous or yellowish > (often marked with blue to purple), adaxially mostly whitish (often blue to > purplish at bases and/or apices), 20–30+ mm. *Disc florets* 30–50+; > corollas whitish to yellowish, usually bluish to purplish distally, 4–6 mm > (lobe apices acute, terete, or dilated). *Ray cypselae* 4–6 mm; disc > cypselae 6–8 mm. *2n* = 18. > > Please Validate identification. > > RegardsT > > Tanay > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> PS: actually the underside of many Arctotis species is also purplish, >> so thats no distinguishing feature. But I stiil think it is >> Dimorphotheca pluvialis. >> - Tabish >> >> On Mar 31, 1:37 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Sending cultivated annual tentatively identified as Arctotis >> stoechadifolia >> > P. J. Berguis., please validate >> > >> > *Date/Time-* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *30 March2010 10 am* >> > >> > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-* >> > >> > * >> > * >> > >> > *Vikas Puri, New Delhi, 213 m asl* >> > >> > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Garden ornamental grown in beds and borders* >> > >> > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Annual branched herb* >> > >> > *Height/Length-* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *up to 1 m tall* >> > >> > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Alternate, simple, toothed* >> > >> > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Capitulum, radiate head, up to 8 cm across* >> > >> > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > *Ray florests white with narrowly elongate ligule, disc violet* >> > >> > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* >> > >> > * * >> > >> > * >> > * >> > >> > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-* >> > >> > * >> > * >> > >> > -- >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > Retired Associate Professor >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > >> > Arctotis-stoechadifolia-Delhi-1.jpg >> > 429KViewDownload >> > >> > Arctotis-stoechadifolia-Delhi-2.jpg >> > 144KViewDownload >> >> -- >> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- 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.
