Thank you Giby. I stand corrected. Regards Yazdy.
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: > Mussanda philippica is a very common introduced species to India. The > plant in the picture doesnt looks like M. philippica as the petals are > narrow and pointed, whereas, in M.philippica, the petals are shorter > but broader and the bract has many color variations. It neither looks > like M.roxburghii as it doesnt have the persistent calyx (the key > character of M. roxburghii). > > I will certainly look in to this later and try id the same. if Raghu > can send us a picture of flower in which the calyx is highlighted or > clearly visible that would of great help to id it correctly. Please > add a picture with leaf too as it is an inevitable part that carry > lots of key charecters. > > Regards > Giby > > > > On Nov 19, 11:30 am, Ritesh Choudhary <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think Mussaenda roxburghii Hook. f. >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. >> >> On Nov 18, 11:14 pm, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dear Friends, >> > This has been identified before. It is Mussaenda Philippica. Please go >> > through the >> > linkhttp://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhou...... >> > Regards >> > Yazdy. >> >> > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:17 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. >> >> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> >> > > Date: 27 August 2010 17:55 >> > > Subject: [efloraofindia:45686] White Mussaenda with Orange flowers >> > > To: [email protected] >> >> > > White Mussaenda with Orange flowers >> >> > > *The Orange petals of this plant is narrower when compared with that of >> > > Mussaenda<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mussaenda%20white.html> >> > > * >> > > phillipica<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mussaenda%20white.html> >> >> > > Date/Time : >> >> > > 20 Jul 2010, 10.44AM >> >> > > Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >> >> > > Miao, Arunachal pradesh >> >> > > Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >> >> > > Wild, forest path, >> >> > > Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >> >> > > Shrub, >> >> > > Height/length: >> >> > > Plant height -2-3 feet >> >> > > Leaves-type/shape/size: >> >> > > /Green leaves - 15-20 cms/Acuminate/ Opposite ? >> >> > > Inflorescence type /size: >> >> > > - >> >> > > Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: >> >> > > Orange flower, size -Approx. 1.5cms , green buds >> >> > > Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: >> >> > > - >> >> > > Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: >> >> > > - >> >> > > Regards >> > > Raghu >> >> > > -- >> > > 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(morethan 1420 members & >> > > 52,000 messages on 26/10/10 & with a database of around 4200 species on >> > > 30/9/10)
