After reading in FBI the first question (besides procumbent and erect habit) in my mind was same, how to distinguish the two. The two look so similar. Thanks for providing clarification which Vijayasankar ji gave.
-- 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, Sep 10, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wonderful Sida species. Never imagined Sida to be so beautiful until I saw > this picture of yours. > > > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear friends ... this plant had earlier got mixed up with *Sida cordata*at >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/xUcJzKelIZE/discussion. >> Many thanks to Vijayasankar ji for having pointed it out. >> >> At eflora of China, a small note on the page of *Sida mysorensis* [ >> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013762 ] : >> >> *Sida mysorensis* is often confused with the closely related species *S. >> javensis* Cavanilles and *S. cordata* (N. L. Burman) Borssum Waalkes but >> can usually be distinguished by the presence of glandular hairs and the >> erect habit. >> >> This notable "erect habit" of *S. mysorensis *made me go look up for the >> habit of S. cordata which turns out to be procumbent (or rarely ascending up >> to 1 m) >> >> This difference is quite worthy other than clear key clarified by >> Vijayasankar ji ... of branched inflorescence for *S. mysorensis*, >> whereas, flowers in *S. cordata* are solitary. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> *Sida mysorensis * Wight & Arn. >>> >>> - *SEE-duh* -- in Greek, a type of water lily; although now a name >>> for a type of mallow >>> *my-sor-EN-sis* -- of or from Mysore, India >>> >>> >>> [image: Sida mysorensis Wight & >>> Arn.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3056475486%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeSIkxMRu2FotJqVvEE4BM4ur9Rhw> >>> Nov 23, 2008 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: Mysore fanpetals, Mysore sida >>> >>> *Native of*: India >>> >>> >>> >>> - [image: Mysore >>> fanpetals]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3055628451%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeqFz92Gpyc0dt_RhObZGc1JtnYCA>... >>> Nov 23, 2008 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) >>> - [image: Mysore >>> sida]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3051728863%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdSrPl1gkdsuLIn-9ObrU6MYHywwA>... >>> Nov 23, 2008 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) >>> - ... more views: >>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sidamysorensis&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >> >> >> >
