Dear all, Thank you very much for the identification of this shrub. I would be happier if any one could post a picture of *Ixora leucantha* plant for comparison.
Dear Navenduji, *T. asiatica* is also found in regions closer to coastal areas like Chennai. You might be referring to a different variety of this *T.asiatica*. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Dr Santhosh Kumar <drsanthosh1...@gmail.com > wrote: > It is Tarenna asiatica only. Ixora leucantha is a very different plant > > Santhosh > > > On 31 August 2010 10:13, Navendu <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Looks more like Ixora leucantha which is found in such dry areas and >> low elevation scrub forests. Tarrena asiatica is a high elevation >> plant of the evergreen forests. >> >> navendu >> >> On Aug 30, 10:44 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Tarenna asiatica indeed Vijaya ji >> > tanay >> > >> > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Yes Muthu, it is Tarenna asiatica. >> > >> > > With regards >> > >> > > Vijayasankar >> > >> > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> Dear all, >> > >> please help to identify this Rubiaceae shrub. Could this be *Tarenna >> > >> asiatica*? or any other species? >> > >> > >> *Date/Time-* >> > >> > >> 26-08-2010 / 01:00 PM >> > >> > >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* >> > >> > >> Moyar valleyt; ca. 300msl; TN >> > >> > >> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >> > >> > >> barren hillock; wild >> > >> > >> *Plant Habit-* >> > >> > >> shrub >> > >> > >> *Height/Length-* >> > >> > >> Up to 2.5 metre >> > >> > >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >> > >> > >> ca.5 X 12cm; acute apex; >> > >> > >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* >> > >> > >> terminal thryse >> > >> > >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >> > >> > >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * >> > >> ca.1cm across >> > >> > >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> Muthu Karthick, N >> > >> Junior Research Fellow >> > >> Care Earth Trust >> > >> Chennai - 61 >> > >>www.careearthtrust.org >> > >> > -- >> > Tanay Bose >> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >> > Department of Botany >> > University of British Columbia >> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> > Phone: 778-323-4036 >> > > > > -- > SANTHOSH > ------------------------------------------ > Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar > Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode > Thiruvananthapuram-695562 > Kerala > India > www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org
