I am sorry, I didnt realise that I had already given my comments earlier. Pankaj
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
