A reply: "Rotula aquatica Lour. is from Boraginaceae and it is a hardy shrubby plant in the stream beds--common in SGNP. This plant is Rotala............LYTHRACEAE
1. Leaves 3-nately whorled......R. occultiflora 1. Leaves opposite..................R. densiflora Regards Satish Pardeshi" On 24 October 2010 19:58, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “*Looks like Ammannia* to me too , but what ever be its name it will be > new to me > tanay” > > > > “Dinesh ji* saw similar looking plant* *Rotola acquatica* as Ided by Dr. > Almeida near a river at Sawantwadi, Mah. posting the same separately. > > regards, > Rashida.” > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Date: 5 September 2010 19:44 > Subject: [efloraofindia:46582] DV - 26AUG10 - 1130AM :: Rotala / Ammannia > species ? > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear friends, > The herb looks similar to Ammannia plants. > ID please > > > > Date/Time : August 26, 2010 at 11.30am > Location Place : Tableland, Panchagani > Altitude : about 1323 m (above mean sea level) > GPS : around 17°55'19.30"N, 73°48'17.87"E > > Habitat : grassland > Type : moist ground > > Plant > Habit : small herb > Height : about 15 -20 cm > Length : - not a climber - > > Leaves > Type : simple with entire margin, oppositely arranged > Shape : linear lanceloate > Size : about 15 - 30 mm x 3 - 5 mm > > Inflorescence > Type : perhaps solitary, in axils ... mostly in axils of leaves at the > top. > Size : 4 - 5 mm > > Flowers > Size : 4 - 5 mm > Colour : rose pink > Calyx : do not know > Bracts : - no bracts - > > Fruits > Type : do not know > Shape : do not know > Size : do not know > Seeds : do not know > > > Other Info > Fragrance : do not know > Pollinator : do not know > Uses : do not know > > > > > > Regards. > > > > -- > 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) > > -- 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)
