Dear Navendu, The flowers in your picture look unmistakably like those of Tarenna asiatica in this picture http://www.biotik.org/india/species/t/tareasia/tareasia_17_en.html and others in these links http://www.biotik.org/india/species/t/tareasia/tareasia_en.html This site also says, "Along margins of high elevation evergreen forests above 1600 m." This is the only puzzling part. - Tabish
On Sep 4, 10:23 am, navendu page <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Here is the picture of what I have identified as Ixora leucantha. > Looks very similar to the plant posted here. Gamble's flora and a few other > sources report Tarenna asiatica to be the plant of the Shola forests. This > is why I feel the plant posted here and also the one around chennai is > unlikely to be Tarenna asiatica. > > navendu > > On 2 September 2010 13:45, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > 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 > > -- > Navendu Page > > PhD student > Kartik Shanker's Lab > Center for Ecological Sciences > Indian Institute of Science > Bangalore - 560012 > Ph: +91 9611053510 > > DSC_0496.JPG > 1787KViewDownload
