Nice caption Pankaj ji
But Inflorescence is too whitish........
*Floscopa scandens** *Lour. Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 192. 1790; Thw., Enum. Pl.
Zeyl. 323. 1864; Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. 3: 265. 1881; Hook. f., Fl. Br.
Ind. 6: 390.1892; Lakshminarshiman in Sharma et al., Fl. Maharashtra
(Monocot.) 169, 1996. *Tradescantia paniculata* Roxb., Pl. Corom. 2: 6, t.
109. 1799; Moon. Cat. 24. 1824; Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 119. 1824. Type from
India. *Tradescantia paniculata* Roth., Nov. Sp. Pl. 188. 1821, nom. illeg.,
non Roxb., 1799. *Dithyrocarpus paniculatus* (Roxb.)Kunth, Enum. 4: 79.
1843.*Floscopa paniculata* (Roxb.) Hassk. in Miq., Pl. Jungh. 151. 1852;
Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 323. 1864. *Dithyrocarpus petiolatus *Wight, Ic. Pl.
Ind. Or. 6: 32, t. 2079. 1853. Type from India. *Dithyrocarpus
rothii*Wight, Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. 6: 32, t. 2080. 1853. [Replacement name
for
*Tradescantia paniculata* Roth, non Roxb,] Type from India. *Dithyrocarpus
undulates* Wight, Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. 6: 32, t. 2080. 1853. Type probably from
India.
Perennial forming dense stands, with decumbent stems 30-60 cm
tall much branched at the base. Leaves strongly reduced below the
inflorescence, sheaths 0.3-1.2 cm long, glabrous to densely pubescent, long
ciliate at the apex, lamina petiolate or at least strongly narrowed basally,
lanceolate-elliptic, 3.5-12 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, apex acute to acuminate,
base cuneata, petiole or narrow, basal portion ciliate on the margin and
pillose above, expanded portion usually scabrous above (occasionally
glabrous), glabrous below, margin scabrous. Inflorescence compound, dense to
moderately dense, more or less sessile, composed of terminal thyrse and
smaller, closely associated thyrses from the axils of the reduced, distal
leaves, ovate or obovate, 2..5-6.5 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, densely glandular
pubescent. Flowers 4-6 mm wide, pubescent; sepals 2-3.5 mm long,
pink-purple, glandular-pubescent; petals pink to lilac, upper two elliptic,
apex acute, lower one oblong, apex rounded; filaments of all but lower,
medial stamen fused basally, upper 3 stamens with anthers with a broad
connective and small distal anther sacs, yellow, lower 3 stamens with
anthers with a narrow whitish connective and larger, blackish anther sacs;
ovary stiptate, style long, slender pink, stigma small. Capsules
dorsiventrally compressed, stiptate, broadly ellipsoid to obovoid, rostrate.
Seeds hemispherical, elliptic in outline, testa grey to brown, ribbed with
12-16 ribs, sometimes farinose, hilum on the edge of a deep ventral furrow,
embryotega white or whitish.
*Flowering and Fruiting:* December to February.
*Distribution:* India and Sri Lanka to Australia.
*Ecology:* Forest, especially along streams.
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote:
> Beautiful photographs and excellent info.
>
> On Feb 7, 2:44 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Floscopa scandens Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 1: 193. 1790.
> >
> > Synonyms (Govaerts et al. 2011 - Kew Checklist):
> > Tradescantia paniculata Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 2: 6 (1799).
> > Aneilema hispidum D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 45 (1825).
> > Commelina cymosa Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 4 (1827).
> > Commelina densiflora Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 4 (1827).
> > Commelina hispida Ham. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(2): 25 (1827).
> > Commelina hamiltonii Spreng., Syst. Veg. 5: 186 (1828).
> > Tradescantia rufa C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 138 (1828).
> > Aneilema asperum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: 5204 (1831), nom.
> inval.
> > Tradescantia geniculata Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 232 (1837).
> > Aneilema cymosum (Blume) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 69 (1843).
> > Aneilema densiflorum (Blume) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 69 (1843).
> > Dithyrocarpus meyenianus Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 78 (1843).
> > Dithyrocarpus paniculatus (Roxb.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 79 (1843).
> > Dithyrocarpus rufus (C.Presl) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 79 (1843).
> > Floscopa paniculata (Roxb.) Hassk. in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 151
> (1852).
> > Floscopa rufa (C.Presl) Hassk. in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 151 (1852).
> > Dithyrocarpus petiolatus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 2079 (1853).
> > Dithyrocarpus rothii Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 2079 (1853).
> > Dithyrocarpus undulatus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 2079 (1853).
> > Lamprodithyros paniculatus (Roxb.) Hassk., Flora 46: 389 (1863).
> > Floscopa hamiltonii (Spreng.) Hassk., Commelin. Ind.: 166 (1870).
> > Floscopa meyeniana (Kunth) Hassk., Commelin. Ind.: 167 (1870).
> > Floscopa petiolata (Wight) Hassk., Commelin. Ind.: 167 (1870).
> > Floscopa undulata (Wight) Hassk., Commelin. Ind.: 166 (1870).
> > Floscopa scandens var. vaginivillosa R.H.Miau, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ.
> > Sunyatseni 1981(3): 116 (1981).
> >
> > Location: Palode, Thiruvananthapuram
> > Date: 24.01.2011
> > Distribution: India, China, Nepal, Sr Lanka, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand,
> > Vientam, Bornea, JAawa, Malaysia, Phillipines, Queensland.
> > Camera: Nikon D300 + 60mm Nikor + Macro Ring Flash.
> >
> > Attachments:
> > Three Images of plant and one image of protologue.
> >
> > Regards
> > Pankaj
> >
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> > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
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Department of Botany,
Shivaji University,
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