Many many thanks for the ID, Prashant. Indeed *Hypoestes phyllostachya. Regards. Dinesh
* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prashant awale <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67014] DV :: 30MAR11 - 1036 :: ¿ Peristrophe / Dicliptera ? at Madikeri To: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> I think *Hypoestes phyllostachya* (Polka Dot Plant). Regards Prashant On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear friends, > > Found this as a garden plant at the Kodagu Valley Resort. > Also found along roadsides as an escape. > Based on the ornamental dots on the leaves, looks like some species of > non-native species of *Peristrophe* / *Dicliptera* ... ID please > > May be mistaking it to be non-native. > > > Date/Time : March 30, 2011 at 10.36am IST > Location Place : Kodagu Valley Resort, Coorg, Karnataka ... 12.441308, > 75.717955 on Google maps <http://goo.gl/maps/rXsp> > Altitude : 3716 ft (above mean sea level) > > > Regards. > Dinesh >
