Thanks Sweta ji. You replied in 4 minutes. A small typo error......... it should be *Ludwigia octovalvis*. Family:Onagraceae. The Marathi name (पाण लवंग Pan lavang)is also apt as the side view of the flower looks similar to clove(I don't know about the fruits though) The FOI description is pasted here for the members...................
Willow Primrose is an erect, stout, well-branched, robust herb of damp or flooded areas, may be woody at the base and shrubby at times, to 2 m, annual or perennial, with long stiff hairs sometimes appressed and oriented in one direction. Stems may be red-brown. Leaves alternate, light green, may turn red upon aging, narrowly lanceolate to ovate, up to 15 cm long, 4-40 mm wide, densely velvety on both sides. Flowers solitary in axils of leaves and at terminals. Four pale to bright yellow flowers, 1-2 cm long and 4-17 mm wide, broadly ovate and may be notched at apex. Fruit is a thin-walled, 4-angled, narrowly cylindrical, 8-ribbed capsule, 3-5 cm long, 2-8 mm in diameter. That is the source of its species name *octovalvis*, which means eight ribbed. On 23 September 2010 18:48, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]> wrote: > This seems to me as Ludwigia octavalvis, belongs to the family Onagraceae. > It is found in moist places and often grows in sandy substratum as well, > like a stream. > > I missed this as well... > > > Regards, > > Shweta. > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Plant from Kas plateau.Yellow flowers for ID >> Dr Phadke >> >> *Date/Time-* >> >> * * >> >> *19Sep 10 AM* >> >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * >> >> * * >> >> *Kas plateau. Near Satara.* >> >> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >> >> * * >> >> *Wild * >> >> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * >> >> * * >> >> *Herb* >> >> *Height/Length- * >> >> * * >> >> *1-2 feet. Stem squarish cross section. Red tinge.* >> >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- * >> >> * * >> >> *Simple Oblong to lanceolate. Tips violet red.* >> >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size- * >> >> * * >> >> *Solitary axillary* >> >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >> >> * * >> >> *1-2cm.Yellow. Calyx ?long tube . Alternate with - Oval Petals 4 each* >> >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* >> >> * * >> >> *Not observed* >> >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-* >> >> *?* >> >> > > > -- > *Bhatt Shweta* > *Asso. Prof.,* > TCSC, > *Doctoral Research Student,* > M.S.U. > >
