Hello the link given by Yazdy ji is definitely of *Cyanotis cristata *only but some people unknowingly put the different name this might be reason to get confuse. *C. cristata *produces axillary as well as terminal Inflorescence. Sometimes peduncle is very short so any one can easily confused while many times flowers raised on long peduncles ( 0.7- 8.5 cm ) and foliaceous bract. Above image is example of short peduncle. Number of flower are are also varied you may get 1 to 10 flowered cincinni (one sided cyme) within the species. So above image is with one flower.
Link given by Singh ji is might be something different than *Cyanotis cristata * because the shape of bracteoles is not falcate or not lanceolate is somewhat orbicular, and bracts and bracteole are ciliate but puburlous also. So this may be different frm D. Don's *Cyanotis cristata.* * * *Thank you * On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 10:19 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “This one is *might be Cyanotis cristata*. Please check it at once.” from > Mayur ji. > > > > “*I think Mayur Ji is correct > *Tanay” > > > *“I do not think so, please check the link for Cyanotis cristata. > * > > http://www.google.co.in/search?q=Cyanotis+cristata&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___IN364 > Regards > Yazdy Palia.” > > "*I hope the C. cristata inflorescence forms a crown like this one* > > http://nguyenducthien.vnweblogs.com/gallery/2749/Cyanotis%20cristata%20%28L.%29%20D.%20Don..jpg > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh" > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jayesh Patil <[email protected]> > Date: 16 August 2010 14:28 > Subject: [efloraofindia:44493] ID Help (Cyanotis spp.?) > To: [email protected] > > > Hi, > > This Commelinaceae member was seen growing along the trail to Panaroma > Point, Matheran (Maharashtra). > Possibly a *Cyanotis* spp.? > > > - Jayesh > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 members & > 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 species on > 31/8/10) > > -- http://commelinaceae.blogspot.com http://murdannia.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/commelinaceae Regards, Mayur D. Nandikar Research Student, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (MS) India- 416 004 @@@Please consider the environment before printing this email @@@@@
