Thanks for the correction. Last had seen in 2004 in Gujarat forest...so may be i need a refresher coruse, which Indiatreepix is providing in abundant!!!
And i think it would be the calyx only and not the entire flower which gives a resemblance to clove, due its colour as well as tetramerous condition. Thanks once again... Regards, Shweta On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> > -- *Bhatt Shweta* *Asso. Prof.,* TCSC, *Doctoral Research Student,* M.S.U.
