Dr. Sunojkumar....thank you for looking and reading my comments. I may be an amateur...but I do have a fair amount of knowledge. I discounted Lamiaceae /and Leonotis...with my reasons ...so frustrating, no one seemed to believe me!
They will believe you .....an Assistant Professor in a Department of Botany On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 5:46:07 AM UTC JM Garg wrote: > Thanks a lot, Sunoj ji > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Sunojkumar P <> > Date: Tue, 15 Mar, 2022, 11:12 am > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:415866] MYSTERY SHRUB 23rd Feb 2022...SS > To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > I think it is not a Lamiacean member. Leaf is alternate here > It is not close to Leonotis. > sunoj > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 4:24 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> Appears to be from Lamiaceae like Phlomis?- from me >> Thank you for your thoughts Mr Garg. >> However, I do not believe it is Lamiaceae. >> The leaves of which emerge oppositely, each pair at right angles to the >> previous one (decussate) or whorled. >> >> Mystery shrub has alternate leaves.- from Sheila ji >> I have worked very hard to try and id this myself. ..but I am not a >> botanist, just a keen amateur. >> I loved those green square stems so interesting >> To me the globose /spherical heads of flowers on stalks remind me of 3 >> shrubs/trees. >> Button bush ..............Cephalanthus...... ..............in >> Rubiaceae...however leaves always seem to be opposite. >> Paper mulberry.........Broussonetia......................in >> Moraceae.....leaves are alternate. >> London Plane tree ...Platanus x hispanicain .... in Platanaceae..I >> discounted these as they are just North hemisphere. >> Broussonetia so far seems to be leading in the right direction. >> In inaturalist I found Broussonetia kazinoki...in Ecuador. But there is >> very little on www about it. >> https://ecuador.inaturalist.org/taxa/470727-Broussonetia-kazinoki >> >> Someone in the world will surely recognise my mystery shrub/tree - from >> Sheila ji >> I still feel it may be from Lamiaceae. >> >> Appears close to images at *Leonotis nepetifolia* (L.) R.Br. >> <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/leonotis/leonotis-nepetifolia>, >> >> but peduncles are long in your images. - from me >> Thank you for taking the time to look at my mystery shrub, and for your >> suggestion. >> I do not believe that *Leonotis nepetifolia* is the answer. >> It is a plant that I am familiar with. >> The flowers of which form in a circle surrounding the stem. >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lion%27s%20Ear.html >> My pics show the developing seed head on a stalk. , pendulous from the >> square stem. >> >> It was more woody, tree-like than a herbaceous plant. - from Sheila ji >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Plantaholic Sheila. <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 at 21:18 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:415866] MYSTERY SHRUB 23rd Feb 2022...SS >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> [image: 001 04-04-2019 10-48-58.JPG][image: 001 04-04-2019 >> 10-49-05.JPG][image: >> 001 04-04-2019 10-49-10.JPG][image: 001 04-04-2019 10-49-36.JPG][image: >> 001 04-04-2019 10-50-01.JPG][image: 001 04-04-2019 10-50-05.JPG]My >> humble apologies. >> It has been so long since I posted here I have forgotten what to do. >> I saw this shrub on Isla de la Plata. Ecuador. >> Part of Machalilla National Park. >> On 4th April 2019...just 6 pics >> >> I have tried since than to id it...with no joy. >> Please may I seek the assistance of the world wide experts that help here >> to id this very distinctive plant. >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f54acb4e-9131-4110-a567-58e29067526dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f54acb4e-9131-4110-a567-58e29067526dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > > > -- > Dr. Sunojkumar. P > Assistant Professor > Department of Botany > University of Calicut > Kerala 673 635 > INDIA > Mob 91 - 09446891708 > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/9c0fe103-dad9-46c7-ba39-554f40458722n%40googlegroups.com.
