A reply: "I think this species is Melastoma malabathricum L., common in hills of Peninsular India and NE. India. I could also be a species of Osbeckia. For confirmation of the genus, we need to know the nature of stamens. In Melastoma the stamens are unequal in size, whereas in Osbeckia the stamens are equal in size. Further fruits burst irregularly in Melastoma and open by pores at apex in Osbeckia. N. P. Balakrishnan Coimbatore 12-09-2011"
On 12 September 2011 13:39, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> 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? > Milind ji ................................................. It is > Melastomaceae. but express inabilities to identify genus without flower. but > guess mau be *Osbeckia or Melastoma > *Vijaya ji ................................................ 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://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx%3Fobject_id%3D94686%26flora_id%3D2&usg=AFQjCNEr6OL4UVR48g0CClb9rOZMnt4rRQ> > http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/267635/<http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/267635/&usg=AFQjCNGIMws3L528ltfeYY85df7q_UUunw> > Jana ji ....................................................To me it looks > like *Pouzolzia bennettiana* a very variable species. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> > Date: 24 December 2010 12:35 > Subject: [efloraofindia:57847] Plant for id 241210MK1 > To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > 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 (jmga...@gmail.com) > 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 1700 members & > 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of around 5500 species) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) 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 1700 members & 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 5500 species)
