Dr. Singh-- This is Rondeletia odorata of Rubiaceae. Curiously, despite its name, this species is not fragrant, at least not nearly as much as the exquisite R. cordata or the nocturnally-scented R. leucophylla.
Regards-- Ken. http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Rubiaceae/Rondeletia_odorata.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondeletia_odorata ________________________________ From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 9:22:30 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:34871] Shrub 160510GS1 from Delhi for ID Shrub 160510GS1 from Delhi for ID, planted in the nursery of Delhi University. Date/Time- October 28, 2009 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Delhi University Nursery, 213m asl Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Cultivated Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Small shrub Height/Length- About 1.5 m Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Simple, opposite, up to 5 cm long Inflorescence Type/ Size- Umbellate Cymes Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- orange, 7-9 mm across Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not Seen 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: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- 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. -- 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.
