Divakar ji It is Limnophila (not Limnophylla), Limno= Fresh water, phila=loving; a water loving plant. The leaves of L. heterophylla are undivided and slightly crenate-serrate (which can be seen n the specimen; my statement about entire leaves was obviously wrong). L. indica has pinnately divided aerial leaves, upper ones opposite and crenate as per eFlora of China link:
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3502&flora_id=2 http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200020698 Obviously the Shubadha ji's plant is L. heterophylla -- 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/ <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=3502&flora_id=2> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Divakar <divakarme...@gmail.com> wrote: > As the leaves in this plant appears to be entire,opposite above and > whorled below, the plant could be Limnophylla indica (L.) Druce > (Leaf margins crenate to serrate in L. heterophylla whereas it is > entire or whorled & dissected in L. indica) > Regards > -Divakar > > On Sep 8, 10:16 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Rashida ji > > Ceratophyllum does not have heterophyllous leaves. These photographs are > > unique to show both submerged finely dissected leaves and simple entire > > whorled emergent leaves so characteristic of L. heterophylla. Also the > > flowers are typical dicot. You can find both single axillary long > > pedicellate flower as well as terminal group of flowers, true for L. > > hererophylla. > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:13 AM, Rashida Atthar < > atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > The last ID by Avinash ji on 4 May '10 for my posts of the same plant > was > > > Limnophila heterophylla. Shubhada has only mentioned Tanay's response. > > > However, my query on the distinguishing characteristic remained > unanswered. > > > > > regards, > > > Rashida. > > > > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 5:47 AM, Vijayasankar < > vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > >> I too think it is Limnophila, probably L. heterophylla. > > > > >> With regards > > > > >> Vijayasankar > > > > >> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >>> Just a vague thought of mine. Can you please smell the young leaves > > >>> and let us know if it has a pleasant smell, just in case it does, > then > > >>> this may be Limnophyla....but not so sure.... > > >>> Pankaj- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
