Tradescantia spathacea Regards Pankaj On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > Earlier feedback > The plant was identified as Tradescantia spathacea (syn: Rhoeo discolor) by > Pankaj ji, Tanay, me and Snehal ji, but Manudev ji thinks it to be a > different plant. He comments: > > "Am not much sure but, I don't think the plant > is Tradescantia spathacea Sw. (Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance) which is > widely grown as an ornamental plant in India that develops an unusual ring > of chromosomes during meiosis due to multiple translocations. > > However, one more plant which exactly looks > like Tradescantia spathacea Sw. is common in our area. I have never seen > that plant in flowering, which shows an unsual branching branching pattern, > which develops offshoots near by and forms a cluster in short time. Leaves > are also different from that of Rhoeo discolor ( the circumscription of the > genus is still a matter of debate among taxonomists..??? However, according > to the latest plant checklist the correct name is Tradescantia spathacea) > and I think, the photo belongs to that plant.. I am not much sure about the > status of this plant, which might be, another "exotic"species or another > variety of the genus, according to my guide. We have a plant in our garden > and still we are looking for flowers, as they are continuosly giving > offshoots only as a mode of multiplication. Chandanji, please let us know > if you find any flowers...!!! > > And also if anyone have idea about the circumscription of this plant, please > share.....!!" > Kindly give your opinion. > > > -- > 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/ > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Chandan Jyoti Gogoi <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 8:38 PM > Subject: [efloraofindia:60483] Help ID > To: [email protected] > > > Hi all, > > Can any boy help id this pot plant? > > Regards > > Chandan Jyoti Gogoi > "Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither." - Benjamin > Franklin > http://calvinssimulatedreality.blogspot.com/ > http://sites.google.com/site/butterflynortheast1/ > > > > >
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