Mayur ji What about the spellings? forsskalii (accepted according to Kew the Plant List) or forskaolii (accepted according to GRIN), or forskalaei (according to IPNI)
-- 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/ On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Mayur Nandikar <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Nice caption but 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. >
