Hi, Tabish ji, Pl. go through the detailed description from Flora of Pakistan, than you will realise: *Bergia suffruticosa* (Delile) Fenzl. Aromatic, perennial, woody at base, *decumbent or spreading undershrub, glandular-pubescent*, the older stems glabrous with deciduous papery bark. Branches numerous, opposite, stiff. *Leaves opposite or often pseudoverticillate*, sessile or subsessile, *obovate-oblong to oblanceolate or elliptic, 3-30 mm long, 2-10 mm broad*, acute to obtuse, *crenate or minutely serrate, often revolute*, *densely pubescent;* *stipules linear or lanceolate*, *1-3 mm long, pubescent*. Inflorescence axillary solitary or loose fasciculate cyme of 2-8 flowers. Flowers white to pinkish, usually 5-merous, 4-5 mm across, *pedicel 1-5.5 mm long, glandular pubescent*. *Sepals 5, free, ovate, 2.5-4 mm long, acute or distinctly acuminate, pubescent, keeled*, *margins hyaline membranous*, *hairy*. Petals 5, free, obovate-oblong, equal to or slightly longer than the sepals, 3-4 mm long, obtuse, entire, white to pinkish, transparent. Stamens 10, equal or alternately long or short; Carpels 5, united; ovary ovoid, distinctly 5, sulcate; styles 5, free, straight. Capsule whitish pink, ovoid, 5-locular. Seeds numerous, minute, shining, oblong-ellipsoid, dark brown to black. Fl. Per. August-April.
*Bergia aestivosa* Wight & Arnott Non-aromatic, woody at base, *glabrous or sub-glabrous, erect, 30-40 cm tall undershrub*. Branches numerous, opposite, thin, long, divaricate. *Leaves opposite, sub-sessile or shortly petiolate*, *obovate-oblong or narrow oblong*, *attenuate,* lower leaves 25-30 mm long, 7-10 mm broad, linear and *very small on branches bearing flowers,* apex acute, *margins crenate to entire; stipules setaceous, 1-4 mm long*. Inflorescence solitary or loose axillary fasciculate cyme of 2-4 flowers. Flowers white to pinkish, 4-5 mm across; pedicel 1-3 mm long. Sepals 5, free, lanceolate, acute, slightly keeled, *denticulate with glabrous membranous margins*, 2-3 mm long. Petals 5, free, obovate-oblong, 3-4 mm long, mucronate, entire, white to pinkish, transparent. Stamens 10, equal or alternately shorter. Carpels 5, united; ovary ovoid, 5 sulcate; styles 5, free, straight. Capsule whitish pink, ovoid, 5-locular. Seeds numerous, minute, dark brown to black. M. Per. December. -- With regards, J. M. Garg On Tue 7 Jan, 2020, 7:06 PM Tabish, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the feedback Garg ji, and pointing to the Rakesh's discussion. > Sorry, I was out of station for many days, and away from active email. From > the description you posted in the other thread, *Bergia aestivosa *is a > hairless plant, with the sepals also hairless. In the images I have posted > here, you can see that my plant is quite hairy. *Bergia suffruticosa* on > the other hand, is a hairy plant with sepal margins hairy. > I have attached a cropped image of my plant - notice the hairy stem and > sepals. > So I think my plant should be Bergia suffructicosa. > Tabish > ------------------------------------------- > <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net > The waterhole of flower lovers > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 12:33 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Bergia aestivosa* Wight & Arnott >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062949>. >> as per discussions at Bergia sp. >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/7XRLd2-qc1E> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 18:35 >> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:337634] TQ-Jodhpur-01 Unid >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> Cc: Tabish <[email protected]>, Paradesi Anjaneyulu < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> Pl. check with keys in Flora of Pakistan >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=103833> as >> below: >> 2 (1) >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=103833#KEY-1-1> >> Aromatic, >> pubescent shrublet, Stipules linear or lanceolate. Cyme of 2-8 flowers. >> Sepals ovate, with conspicuous hairs on margins. Bergia suffruticosa >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062946> >> + Non- aromatic, glabrous or nearly glabrous shrublet. Stipules >> setaceous. Cyme of 2-4 flowers. Sepals lanceolate, denticulate with >> glabrous margins. Bergia aestivosa >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062949> >> >> I feel it may be *Bergia aestivosa* Wight & Arnott >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250062949>. >> Pl. also see Flora of Gandhinagar >> <http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/herb/bergia-suffruticosa> POWO >> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324650-1> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Tabish <[email protected]> >> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 at 21:06 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:337634] TQ-Jodhpur-01 Unid >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> A wild prostrate herb found in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. 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