Thanks, Tapas ji. On 27-Nov-2017 9:47 PM, "Tapas Chakrabarty" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
