Please find another image. Hopefully, this leads us to the correct ID. Regards Alka Khare
On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 3:58:40 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > Thanks, Lalithamba ji. > Keys are given by Vijayasankar ji in Tribulus complex > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Tribulus$20AND$20lanuginosus/indiantreepix/6pt33pI2DJ8> > > along with poster containing all three species as below: > This image from my ppt slide has pictures of 3 species of *Tribulus*. > They are distinct in general morphology, style, fruits, thorns, indumentum, > leaves etc. as you can see in the pictures. > Reproducing the key here: > A simple macroscopic key to distinguish the 3 southern indian species : > 1. Style absent or very short (< 0.5 mm long) --- *Tribulus terrestris* > 1. Style present, 1.5-2 mm long ---------------------- 2 > 2. Style glabrous ------------------------------------------- *Tribulus > lanuginosus* > 2. Style pubescent ---------------------------------------- *Tribulus > subramanyamii* > > As details are not clear in low resolution images, may I request Alka ji > to pl. post high resolution images. > > On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 at 15:07, Lalithamba Avadhanam <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thank you, >> The branches are long up to 40cm, style is 1-1.5 cm long; leaflets ovate >> or ovate-oblong, fruit 5-lobed in Tribulus subramanyamii; >> the branches never exceeds 30cm, style is 5mm or less, leaflets oblong, >> silky-hairy, fruit globose in T.terrestris. >> hence I concluded it as Tribulus terrestris. >> A.Lalithamba >> >> On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 2:37 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >>> In view of this picture, it may be Tribulus subramanyamii >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/z/zygophyllaceae/tribulus/tribulus-subramanyamii> >>> as >>> per images and details herein. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Alka Khare <[email protected] <javascript:>> >>> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 at 07:02 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:318651] Re: Tribulus (?) for ID :: near >>> Pune, Jan 2019 :: ARK2019-22 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected] <javascript:>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks Ushadi, Lalithamba ji and Swamy ji for your feedback. >>> >>> Am attaching a cropped pic of the flower. In the pic, it is difficult to >>> see whether the style is glabrous or not but it does seem to be too small. >>> >>> Thanks and regards >>> Alka Khare >>> >>> On Friday, March 22, 2019 at 3:31:32 AM UTC+5:30, Ushadi wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks swamy ji >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:55 PM M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Superb write up ! >>>>> >>>>> On Thu 21 Mar, 2019, 16:18 Ushadi Micromini, <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear All: growing up I always thought of Gokshuru as Indian only, >>>>>> almost proprietary herb >>>>>> but.... >>>>>> funny thing is i have witnessed herbal study group students come back >>>>>> with this exact plant from their weekend hiking on the mountains >>>>>> because they got stuck to their heavy woolen socks >>>>>> near Albuquerque New mexico >>>>>> ided by the instructor as Tribulus terrestris >>>>>> the student had hauled in a handful of these plants in, roos and all. >>>>>> >>>>>> i also had it growing as a "weed" (not intentional purchase") in >>>>>> soil of my Plectranthus amboinicus >>>>>> potted plant in india, ided by botanists at Agri-hort garden kolkata >>>>>> as Tribulus terrestris >>>>>> >>>>>> i had many years ago looked it up this bizarre coincidence >>>>>> >>>>>> gist is >>>>>> it likes sandy drier soil: which it is: >>>>>> 1: in New Mexico hills >>>>>> and 2: in my potted ajwain leaf plectranthus: sandy cactus mix soil >>>>>> >>>>>> just today searching again to document it for this write up , i found >>>>>> https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33318 >>>>>> page, >>>>>> and saw this, scrolling down the page, >>>>>> copy pasting " >>>>>> Global Distribution >>>>>> >>>>>> Tropical and warm temperate regions of the world >>>>>> Indian distribution >>>>>> >>>>>> State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kollam, >>>>>> Wayanad >>>>>> >>>>>> - * by* >>>>>> - *Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research >>>>>> Institute, Peechi" * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *end quote or copy pasting.and googling: "Where is Tribulus >>>>>> terrestris found?" Gokshura, caltrop and goat's head (1). It grows in >>>>>> many >>>>>> places, iincluding parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East >>>>>> ().Oct >>>>>> 5, 2017google does not mention USA, New Mexico so further googling for >>>>>> "Tribulus terrestris in new mexico hills?"gort >>>>>> me https://wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/gilaflora/tribulus_terrestris.html >>>>>> <https://wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/gilaflora/tribulus_terrestris.html>a >>>>>> whole page with pictures etc Presented in Association with theWestern >>>>>> New >>>>>> Mexico University Department of Natural SciencesTribulus >>>>>> terrestris Linnaeus (Puncture Vine, Goathead)life is very >>>>>> interestingThanks >>>>>> ALka for this spot of old memoriesusha diOn Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 9:38 AM >>>>>> J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:Thanks, Mahadeswara ji.On Thu, 21 Mar >>>>>> 2019 at 08:50, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote:For me the ID by >>>>>> Alka >>>>>> Khare is correct.On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 7:56:48 AM UTC+5:30, >>>>>> Alka >>>>>> Khare wrote:Hello friendsSee this plant near a freshwater lake at >>>>>> Kumbhargaon near Pune, MH in Jan 2019.The plant were very tiny and were >>>>>> buried in the sand around.Is this some Tribulus, T. terrestris?.Kindly >>>>>> provide ID.RegardsAlka Khare -- 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 >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. 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Also author of 'A >>> Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. * >>> >> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 > are directly displayed). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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