Thanks Pankaj ji for the article. I think Solanum scabrum subsp. laevis with distinct peduncle, 4-10 fld sub-umbellate inflorescence, distinct recurved calyx lobes and larger (8-10 mm) purple to black fruit is ruled out. The plant should be Solanum laeve, now correctly known as Lycianthes laevis. I hope Shrikant ji will agree,
-- 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/ On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Here is the article for those who wish to check. I am sorry I havent been > able to respond much to eflora due to my hectic schedules. > With Dr. Gurcharan around, I hope the species will be resolved. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Santosh ji >> I hope you meant Lycianthes laevis (Dunal) Bitter (syn: Solanum laeve >> Dunal). All characters match with this: flowers in fascicle, calyx teeth >> minute or absent, leaves entire, fruit small 5-6 mm, globose, >> Another plant had been described as S. scabrum subsp. laevis levit >> described as new subspecies in 2006 (I don't have description of this one). >> But the species is much similar to S. nigrum with 1-1.5 cm long peduncle and >> longer calyx lobes. >> >> >> -- >> >> 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/ >> >> . >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You have some good points there. I am merely speculating. >>> - Tabish >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Tabish ji >>> > The characters that worry me referring to S. diphyllum are perfectly >>> round >>> > smaller fruits (they should be slightly bilobed in S. diphyllum), 2-3 >>> > flowers in cluster (they should be more than 6 or so), and absence of a >>> > peduncle. >>> > -- >>> > 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/ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:43 AM, L. Rasingam <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Dear All, >>> >> I have only one photograph. >>> >> >>> >> Regards >>> >> L.Rasingam >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On 28 August 2010 01:38, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> The arrangement of leaves, one large one small are every point, looks >>> >>> like Solanum diphyllum, >>> >>> >>> http://www.phanmemhanoi.com/caythuoc/hoca_files/161764915_d4d07b8155.jpg >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/15604...@n08/2932872234/ >>> >>> which has berries initially green, ripening to yellow-orange. >>> However, >>> >>> the leaf shape in Solanum diphyllum is generally obovate - I don't >>> >>> know if it can be as seen in Rasingam's plant. >>> >>> - Tabish >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 27, 4:37 pm, "L. Rasingam" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > Dear All, >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Please identify the Solanum sp. >>> >>> > Photo taken from the Nilambur Ghats of Kerala. >>> >>> > Regards >>> >>> > L.Rasingam >>> >>> > >>> >>> > -- >>> >>> > Keystone Foundation, >>> >>> > Kotagiri, >>> >>> > The Nilgiris. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Solanum sp..JPG >>> >>> > 246KViewDownload >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Keystone Foundation, >>> >> Kotagiri, >>> >> The Nilgiris. >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Tabish Qureshi Phone: 011-26981753, 32959320(res) >>> Department of Physics Email: [email protected] >>> Jamia Millia Islamia Webpage: http://tabish.freeshell.org >>> New Delhi - 110025. >>> http://www.jamia-physics.net >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
