No the one posted by me is not from the montane forests but from Banergatta National Park. Its Tarenna asiatica proper. T.asiatica var montana seems to have larger flowers
navendu On 9 September 2010 14:22, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Navenduji, > The plant posted by you might be a variety called *Tarenna asiatica* (L.) > Kuntze ex K. Schum. var. *montana* (Thw.) Raju > Found only in Evergreen forests of high altitudes. > > Also this might be possible: *Tarenna asiatica* (L.) Kuntze ex K. Schum. > var. *asiatica* forma *rigida* (Wight) Raju > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Navendu <navendu.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 >> > > > > -- > 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
