I agree with Milind ji. The leaves here seem to be ternate. So my guess is *Osbeckia stellata*.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/4041075057/in/photostream/ http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=94686&flora_id=2 http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/267635/ Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:35 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "It is Melastomaceae. > > but express inabilities to identify genus without flower. > > but guess mau be Osbeckia or Melastoma > With warm regards > > > Yours sincerely > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > Milind M. Sardesai, Ph.D. > Reader in Botany > Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, > Aurangabad-431004 (M.S.) INDIA. > Web : www.bamu.net > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > Phone: 0240-2403303 | Fax: 0240-2403399, 243400 | Mobile: 08805075007" > > Thanks, Dr. Milind. > On 16 June 2011 08:46, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Resurfacing again for ID >> Earlier feedback >> Harithasandhya ji.....................................Plant belonging to >> the family *Melastomataceae ?? >> *Prasad ji...............................................*Melastroma >> malabathricum to me >> *Manudev ji...........................................*Could this be a >> species of Pouzolzia (Urticaceae) ???? >> *Nidhan ji..................................................*Or a Pilea >> sp.* from the same family? >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> >> Date: 24 December 2010 12:35 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:57847] Plant for id 241210MK1 >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear all, >> Please help to id this subshrub found at Kodaikanal. I have not seen any >> flowers of this. >> >> *Date/Time-* >> >> 06-11-2010 / 11:20 AM >> >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* >> >> ca.2200asl; Kodaikanal, TN >> >> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >> >> wild; near water stream >> >> *Plant Habit-* >> >> sub shrub >> >> *Height/Length-* >> >> ca. 1 M >> >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >> >> 10 x 3 cm >> >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* >> not observed >> >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >> >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * >> >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 09626833911 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & >> 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of >> around 5000 species) >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & > 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 5000 species) > >
