Lalithamba ji,

Can you notice two glands at the base of the leaves?  The stigmas are red.
This is indeed *Chrozophora rottleri *. Such narrow leaves are known in the
species.

Regards.
Tapas.


On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:11 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks, Tapas ji and Lalithamba ji.
>
> On 26-Nov-2017 10:57 PM, "Tapas Chakrabarty" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is the first record of the species outside Rajasthan which is the
>> only State in India where this species has been reported so far.
>> However, I have some doubts as to the identity as I do not see the
>> "lepidote" scales on the fruits that you mention in the description. Only
>> plenty of stellate hairs are discernible form the images.
>>
>> Thanks and regards.
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Lalithamba Avadhanam <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>> Plant name: Chrozophora oblongifolia (Del.) Adr. Juss. ex Spreng., Syst.
>>> Veg. ed. 16, 3: 850. 1826.
>>> Family: Euphorbiaceae
>>> Description:
>>> A herb to30 cm tall; Leaf-blades triangular-ovate to
>>> triangular-lanceolate, 4-7 x 1.5-3 cm, acute or obtuse at the apex,
>>> cuneate, rounded or subtruncate at the base,dentate, 3(-5)-nerved from the
>>> base, nerves impressed above and prominent beneath, densely pubescent;
>>> Inflorescences up to 1.5 cm long, supra-axillary or leaf-opposed. Male
>>> flowers subsessile, yellowish,;stamens 4-7 (-12), variously connate;Female
>>> flowers: pedicels 5 mm long, extending to 2 cm in fruit and becoming
>>> deflexed, 1-3 on a short peduncle;Fruit rounded-trilobate, 5-6 x 7-9 mm,
>>> somewhat muricate, lepidote, bluish-purple. Seeds triangular-ovoid, 4-5 x
>>> 3-4 mm, coarsely tuberculate, yellowish-grey.
>>> Photographed at a dried pond near Narasimha konda of Nellore district.
>>> Thank you
>>> regards
>>> A.Lalithamba
>>>
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