Mahadeswara ji ... mine was just a guess that it is *C. rheedii* ... very simply because the posted plant resembles quite a bit visually ... not confident. Other comment(s) from the knowledgeable may follow.
Regards. On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Mahadeswara Swamy <[email protected]>wrote: > I just glanced through the message posted by Dr. Rajaraman on Capparis > sps. It has been identified by many members of the group as C.rheediiand > supposed to be endemic to western ghats. If this plant is endemic to > the w.ghats it should have been included in the Gamble Flora of Madras > Presidency, which includes plants from Western ghats as well, either in the > same name or as a synonym. But I donot find any such plant name in the > Gamble flora. Furthermore, the experts who have identified it as C.rheedii > have not given the synonyms, not found even in the flowers of India. > The limited descriptions provided by Dr Rajaraman, when checked, roughly > tallies with Capparis brevispina described in Gamble flora. But this is > not a confirmation as the full description of the plant is not available. > Looking forward for further comments by the experts as to (a) why > C.rheedii is not mentioned in the Gamble flora or (b) Whether C. > brevispina has been identified as C.rheedii or (c) C.rheedii is a new > inlcusion to Capparis group > Dr. Mahadeswara swamy > >
