Hello Nice captionbut I think this is the only member (with cleistogamous flowers)apart from *C. benghalensis *i. e*Commelina* *forskalaei* Vahl<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do;jsessionid=69B8D2AE8FE0FD21AAAA8E256AF5148B?id=28125-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D69B8D2AE8FE0FD21AAAA8E256AF5148B%3Ffind_wholeName%3DCommelina%2Bforskalaei%2B%26output_format%3Dnormal> Enum. Pl. [Vahl]<http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do;jsessionid=69B8D2AE8FE0FD21AAAA8E256AF5148B?back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D69B8D2AE8FE0FD21AAAA8E256AF5148B%3Ffind_wholeName%3DCommelina%2Bforskalaei%2B%26output_format%3Dnormal&id=5500-2> ii. 172. 1805; Clarke In DC. Mon. Phan. 3;168.1881. Type: Arabia *forsskal *(C, Holotype)
Procumbent, sparsely branched annual herb. Root fibrous. Basal nodes with sub-terranian cleistogamous flowers. *C. forskalaei *resembles *C. benghalensis *in having sub-terranian cleistogamous flowers, undulate leaf margin and cucullate spatathe. But differes from *C. benghalensis* in its elliptic leaves absence of red rufus hairs on the sheath and smooth seeds with ridges and depressions in the testa as against ovate undulate leaves, red rufus hairs in the sheath and reticulate seeds in *C. benghalensis * * * Distribution: *C. forskalaei *distributed from sea level to medium altitudes. It is found in wayside, grassy places near agricultural fields and prefers fully exposed habitats On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 5:33 PM, A.Sinha <[email protected]> wrote: > Exemplary images...... they take the eye over the relevant details and > beautiful features. > Gurcharan-ji, thanks.. pic d is the capsule , and the in pic e , the > root is having nodules ? > > regards > A.Sinha. > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This is >> Commelina paleata Hassk. in Miq. Pl. Jungh. 2: 139, 1852; Hook.f., Fl. >> Brit. India 6: 371, 1982; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 3: 294, 1958 >> (Repr.); Sharma et al, Fl. Mah. St. Monocot. 159, 1996; Pradhan et al, >> Fl. SGNP. 614, 2005. >> Common along railway tracks in Mumbai >> >> Regards >> Satish Pardeshi >> On Feb 7, 7:25 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The last photo is awesome !! >> > Tanay >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Commelinaceae, Commelina forsskalii >> > > Vahl. Enum. Pl. 2: 172 1805. >> > > Syn: C. falcata Hassk. >> > >> > > The plant is common in the Old Delhi Ridge forest in rainy season. The >> > > plant is reported and looks like C. forsskalii Vahl but I am not able >> to >> > > ignore the distinct auricles at the base of leaf sheath, a character >> > > distinctive of C. erecta (according to Flora of North America) and >> absent in >> > > C. forsskalii. The experts are requested to examine this aspect >> critically. >> > >> > > The spellings of this binomial is also worth consideration. The >> species is >> > > often reported in Indian publications as C. forskalaei, whereas GRIN, >> Flora >> > > North America take up C. forskaolii Vahl. >> > >> > > -- >> > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > > Retired Associate Professor >> > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> > >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > >> > -- >> > *Tanay Bose* >> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> > Department of Botany. >> > University of British Columbia . >> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> > 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> > 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> > [email protected] >> > *Webpages:* >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > > -- Mr. Mayur D. Nandikar, Research Student, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
