All of you were right all along. The plant posted by Muthu and me is Tarenna asiatica. I got misled by the fact that its only known to occur along margins of shola forest. However its not true, its very common in dry forests of low elevations as well. The shola forest one is a different variety though. Sorry for that
navendu On Sep 8, 11:58 pm, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
