Something really new and beautiful. Thanks for the details and the pictures Muthu ji.
regards, Rashida. On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh what a lovely display of nature... > > > On 19 February 2011 11:52, Mayur Nandikar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello to all >> >> Due to some field explorations during the 10th to 16th February I was >> unable to co-ordinate the Commelinaceae week successfully and I apologies >> for this. But addition to this I have good collection and I wish to continue >> with a new topic *(Commelinaceae in **India)* with the prior permission >> of all group members. >> >> Here is the first posting of a lovely herb, which earlier posted by Dr. >> Tabish a year back and Photographed by Divya Umesh. I recently visited that >> locality which mentioned by Divya ji and I able to locate this beautiful >> plant (thanks due to Muthu ji, Umesh and Jagdish), >> >> *Murdannia striatipetala *Faden >> >> Type: Sri Lanka, Jaffna District (US; PDA). >> >> Distribution: Sri Lanka and Southern India >> >> Best Seen at: *Thirumullaivoyal,* on the bank of Red Hills Lake (Puzahal >> Lake), Chennai. 13* 14' 703 N and 80* 13' 709 E; Elevation: 11 meters >> >> Unbranched to tufted annual herb up to 20-25 cm tall with definite base. >> Leaf lamina oblong to lanceolate. Flowers terminal or axillary from the >> upper leaves. Petals pale lavender with dark, contrasting veins,margin >> crenulate; stamens 3 bending to one side of the flower, the style to the >> other, filaments densely bearded with short, appressed hairs; seeds >> uniseriate and 5-7 per locule. >> >> Photograph taken at above mentioned place on 13th Feb. 2010. >> >> >> Thank you >> -- >> Mr. Mayur D. Nandikar, >> Research Student, >> Department of Botany, >> Shivaji University, >> Kolhapur. >> > >
