Paracaryopsis sp of boraginaceae. I have seen these flowers in Dudhani, near Matheran. These are butterflies favourite flower.
Regards, Mani. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 6:08 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “For me this *looks like Cynoglossum zeylanicum* (Vahl ex Hornem.) Thunb. > ex Lehm. > But definitely from Boraginaceae family” from Muthu ji. > > “*My guess would be Paracaryopsis sps* from the same family. Found them > scattered throughout the Kaas plateau... > Attaching my find... > Regards, > Shweta” > *"P1240377.jpg & P1240381.jpg show spheroid fruit with glochids on its > surface ... would therefore think of Cynoglossum zeylanicum (the correct > name could be Cynoglossum furcatum) ...* Paracaryopsis coelestina (current > name: Adelocaryum coelestinum) would have cup-like fruit with glochids on > its periphery. > *The intent of query is to know if there are any other species of > Cynoglossum reported from this part of Sahyadri. **Please correct my > thoughts, if wrong*." from Dinesh ji. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Date: 23 September 2010 14:29 > Subject: [efloraofindia:48054] DV - 25AUG10 - 0339 :: Cynoglossum species ? > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear friends, > ID please > > > > Date/Time : August 25, 2010 at 3.39pm IST > Location Place : enroute Kas plateau > Altitude : 1108 m (above mean sea level) > GPS : 17°42'41.67"N, 73°53'27.86"E > > Habitat : slope along mountain road, under tree > Type : - > > Plant > Habit : herb, subshrub > Height : about 50 - 60 cm > Length : - not a climber - > > Leaves > Type : simple, margin entire, alternately arranged > Shape : tapering towards both ends ... lower leaves - elliptic, upper > leaves: long elliptic > Size : about 4 - 8 cm x 2 - 5 cm > > Inflorescence > Type : terminal racemes > Size : about 20 - 30 cm > > Flowers > Size : about 8 - 10 mm > Colour : white, blue-centred. > 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 1420 members & > 52,000 messages on 26/10/10 & with a database of around 4200 species on > 30/9/10) > >
