Nice catch of Commelina kurzii from both of you Thanks for sharing Tanay On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 1:57 AM, Mayur Nandikar <[email protected]>wrote:
> Thanks for sharing Geeta ji > with the help of aggregate spathe character I can say this must be > > *Commelina kurzii** *Clarke, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 11: 444. 1874; Hook. f., > Fl. Brit. India 6: 373. 1892; Fischer In: Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras, 1075. > 1928; Rolla Rao & Kammathy in JBNHS 59: 61, t. 1 (A & D) 1962;Type: India. > *C. longifolia *Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 322. 1864; Rao & Verma, Bull. Bot. > Surv. India 1974. *Commelina* *erecta* Linn., Sp. Pl. 41, 1753; Morton, > In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 6: 183, 1967. Lakshminarsimhan in Sharma et al., > Fl. Maharashtra (Monocot.) 151, 1996. *C. paludosa *Blume var. * > mathewii* (C. B. Clarke) R. S. Rao & Kammathy In: Bull. Bot. Surv. India > 3: 168. (1961) 1962. > > Herbs perennial. Stems erect or ascending, diffuse, numerous > branched, to 60 cm, glabrous. Leaves sessile; leaf sheath usually ciliate; > leaf blade lanceolate, 6--9 × 1.2--2.8 cm, glabrous or ± hirsute on both > surfaces. Involucral bracts 2--4, in fascicles at apex of branches and > opposite smaller leaves, sessile, funnelform, 2--2.5 cm, glabrous or > somewhat hirsute, proximal margins partly connate (2--3 mm free), apex > falcate-acuminate. Proximal branch of cincinni often abortive, sometimes > with c. 2 cm long peduncle but without flowers, distal branch with peduncle > to 1 cm and with several flowers; pedicels twisting. Sepals 3.5--4 mm, > membranous, boat shaped. Paired petals pinkish blue (?) to 1 cm, odd petal > membranous to 3 mm. Fertile stamens 3; staminodes 3, anthrode cruciform. > Capsule subglobose, 3--4 mm, 2-3 locular, sometimes only single locule > containing seed and dehiscent; posterior locule indehiscent. Seeds one per > locule, brownish-black to grey, smooth with white farinose, a lighter brown > concolorous material around the periphery, oblong, c. 4 mm, flat on one > surface; hilum linear, curved embryotega lateral. > > *Flowering and fruiting:* October to January. > > *Distribution:** **Commelina kurzii* is common in tropical Oceania, but > scattered in Asiatic countries like India, Indonesia, Philippines, etc. > > *Ecology:* Humid Mountain slopes > > *Note:* It varies widely, with plants erect or diffuse, glabrous or hairy, > and capsule (1 or) 2- or 3-locular. The species is characterized by having > apically falcate-acuminate involucral bracts only partly connate at the > proximal margins, arising opposite the fascicled smaller leaves, and > therefore resembling compound heads.Another thing is petal colour, in > earlier relevant literature it described as pink, violet, lavender, etc. but > species which I collected from few location is with white petals. There is > no range in their colour, so it need to study meticulous. > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Geeta Rane <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings from Mumbai : >> Thanks for information & beautiful collage; Your collage reminded me about >> my UN-ID flower, which I'm sharing here. >> Please bear with its little larger size, >> Place: Near School; enroute Kass Plateau, Satara Maharashtra, >> Date: 25th September, 2009(morning: 9.15am) >> Hope this helps, >> Thanks With Regards, >> geeta rane >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Mayur Nandikar >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Very special Commelinaceae morning to all.................. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> geeta rane >> Log on to - >> [1] www.youtube.com/hobbyideas >> [2] www.hobbyvideos.in >> [3] http://www.hobbyideas.net >> > > > > -- > Mr. Mayur D. Nandikar, > Research Student, > Department of Botany, > Shivaji University, > Kolhapur. > -- *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.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
