Mayur ji Nothing to feel bad about. You did your job with great vigour and it added a lot to our knowledge. Congratulations again for that. Thanks for showing another beautiful plant.
-- 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 Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. >>>> >>> >>> >> >
