A reply: "Its ofcourse M.frondosa...absolutely no doubt for me...if needed i may post the photos of 2 coloured varieties of the same grown in Western ghats Thank You Dr Hari Venkatesh"
On 25 April 2010 11:13, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > Earlier relevant feedback: > “These are not leaves. *This is the special feature of Mussaenda bellila*, > wherein the floral bracts are modified, enlarged and brightly white, > probably to attract pollinators as the corolla is indistinct naturally. In > Malayalam it is known as 'Vellila' means 'white leaf'.” from Vijayasankar > ji. > > > “In Mussaenda, it is the sepals that get modified into coloured leaf > > like structures and not the bracts..out of 5 sepals present in it one > gets modified into coloured structure either white or red > *..this plant > is Mussaenda frondosa* of the family Rubiaceae..” from Dr. Hari. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > Date: 22 March 2010 22:25 > Subject: [efloraofindia:30508] White leaves | id request 22Mar2010AR01 > To: [email protected] > > > White leaves - As always I wonder, is this odd white leaves because of a > disease ? chlorophyll deficiency? Will the leaf survive like as long as > its siblings. > Anyway, to me it appears like a natures handiwork. > > > Kumaraparvatha hills, South Canara, Karnataka > Western Ghats > 26 Mar 2009, 10.38AM > > Basic info: Leaf size - 4 inches, height -10 inches, Shape:- cordate, > entire, acuminate > > Date/Time-26 Mar 2009, 10.38AM > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Kumaraparvatha hills, South Canara, > Karnataka, 12"39' 36.77" N 75" 40' 49.68 E, elev 4000ft approx > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild / Western ghats > > P > > lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- > > Height/Length-approx - 8-10 inches > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -cordate, entire, acuminate > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Three white leaves > > > Regards > Raghu > > > > ------------------------------ > Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it > NOW!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_ie8_new/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/> > . > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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 > > -- 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
