Sorry for the error, It should be Limnophila. I agree withn you. Limnophila indica leaf blades have 3-7 parallel nerves which is not claer in the present specimen.
Thanking you, -Divakar On Sep 9, 10:36 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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: 9810359089http://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 -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
