Sorry it is Mayur ji. Thanks. On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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. >>> >> >> >
